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Report on conditions in New Spain
Title
Report on conditions in New Spain, 1752 June 4.
Physical Description
1 item (27 p.) ; 30 cm
Language
Spanish
Notes
In Spanish.
Provenance
Purchased from William Reese Company on the Library Associates Fund, 1984.
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Biographical / Historical Note
Juan Francisco Güemes y Horcasitas (1681 or 1682-1766), the first conde de Revilla Gigedo (or Revillagigedo), was a Spanish general, Governor of Cuba, Captain General of Cuba, and Viceroy of New Spain from July 1746 to November 1755 (as his son, Juan Vicente Güemes y Horcasitas, would be in 1789-1794). As Viceroy, he earned a reputation for efficiency and reform. He returned to Spain in 1755, where he became Captain General of the Spanish Army and President of the Council of War.
Zenón de Somodevilla y Bengoechea (1702-1781), the first marqués de la Ensenada, was Prime Minister of Spain, 1743-1754, under kings Philip V and Ferdinand VII. He was known for policies of internal reform, and efforts to compile census and other statistical information for tax reform. He was exiled from court from July 1754 until the accession of Charles V in 1759, and again from April 1766 until his death in 1781.
Summary
Manuscript report in an unidentified hand, signed, addressed to the Marques de Ensenada, minister of Charles III of Spain. Revilla Gigedo discusses geography, conditions, dioceses, and politics in the region of New Spain covering present day Mexico, Texas, New Mexico and California. He evaluates current governors, recommends appointing a military governor for the frontier areas, and discusses repopulating these areas with Spanish emigrants. He also suggests further missionary work to convert the Indians and requests military assistance to deal with Indian incursions.
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Archives or Manuscripts
Added to Catalog
June 01, 2002
References
New Spain Viceroy, Report on Conditions in New Spain. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
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New Spain Viceroy, Report on Conditions in New Spain. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
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