Manuscript/Mixed Material Hans Peter Kraus Collection: Report to the Secretary of State and of the Department of War

Title

• Hans Peter Kraus Collection: Report to the Secretary of State and of the Department of War

Names

• [Juan Ruiz de Apodaca] El Conde del Venadito

Created / Published

• Mexico, August 31, 1819

Headings

• -  Mexico--History
• -  Mexican-American Border Region
• -  Manuscripts

Genre

• Manuscripts

Notes

• -  No. 99 of Apodaca's series. Subjects treated: anchoring in San Blas harbor of three foreign ships, the Anglo-American ship The Two Catharines ("Las dos Catalinas") on July 9, the English whaler Wander on July 13, and the United States warship Macedonia with 300 men on July 19 and the resultant concern of José de la Cruz, commandant general of New Galicia (leaves 1-2v); previous appearance of the Macedonia in Acapulco and anticipation that it would return (leaves 2v-3); refusal of the request of a German passenger of the Macedonia , the "Varon de Kavanagk," to travel across Mexico (leaf 3); sighting of a boat off San Blas on July 8, 16, 17, and 19, suspected of being the insurgent boat La Chilena (leaf 3); departure of the brigantine Kosak from San Blas for Upper California on July 15 with 100 soldiers (leaves 3-3v); agreement of peace among Apache groups at Tucson (leaf 4); state of peace in the Interior Provinces (leaves 4-4v); threat of an invasion of Texas by adventurers from the United States under Lallemand and preparation for defense by the Viceroy (leaves 4v-8); the policy of the United States in assisting the insurgents (leaves 8-8v); request for more troops (leaves 8v-9); peace in Zacatecas and San Luis Potosí and arrival of silver shipments and livestock from there (leaf 9); actions in Guanajuato and the "tierra fría" around Valladolid and grants of amnesty to many, including Licenciado Mariano and José María Huerta (leaves 9-10); actions in the south against Guerrero and his supporters (leaves 10-10v); continued resistance of rebels at La Goleta (leaves 10v-11); continued peace along the highway from Mexico City to Valladolid (leaf 11); further actions in Guanajuato (leaves 11-12); amnesty accepted by José Antonio Magos and Cristóbal Mejía with their followers in the Sierra Gorda (leaves 12-13); description of the Sierra Gorda (leaf 13); recommendations and promotions for those involved in the campaign of the Sierra Gorda (leaves 13-14v); proposed action against the Sierra de Jalpa (leaf 14v); peace along the road from Mexico City to Querétaro, in the region of Apan and in Puebla, Oaxaca, and Veracruz (leaves 14v-15v); resumption of commerce along the highways (leaves 15v-16); change of command at Veracruz (leaves 16-16v); departure of a convoy of silver and goods for Veracruz on August 6 (leaf 16v); reconstruction of the bridge at San Martin Texmelucan and of the inn at Córdoba (leaves 16v-17); improved military training at Monterrey, capital of the Interior Provinces (leaves 17-17v); income to the royal treasury (leaves 17v-18); and issuance of 742 letters of amnesty during the present month (leaf 18). Signed.

Source Collection

• Hans Peter Kraus collection of Spanish American documents, 1433-1877

Repository

• Manuscript Division

Digital Id

• http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mss31013.mss31013-16202

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