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Title: José de Gálvez Papers
Dates: 1763-1794
Collection Call Number: mssGA 1-734
Creator:
Galvez, Jose de, 1720-1787
Extent:
734 pieces in 11 boxes
2 oversize folders
Repository: The Huntington Library,
Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens. Manuscripts
Department
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, California 91108
Phone: (626) 405-2191
Email: reference@huntington.org
URL: http://www.huntington.org
Abstract: This collection consists of letters,
documents, and one map (all in Spanish) assembled in 1794 for the
Conde de Revilla Gigedo.
It consists mostly of official correspondence (1765-72) between Spanish statesman José de Gálvez (1720-1794) and the successive
viceroys of Mexico,
dealing with the organization of the expeditions sent to San Diego and Monterey to occupy California, the efforts to enlarge
the frontiers of
New Spain and subdue the Indians in Sonora and Sinaloa, and the removal of the Jesuit missionaries from Lower California.
Language of Material: The records are in Spanish.
Open to qualified researchers by prior application through the Reader Services Department. For more information, contact Reader
Services.
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material,
nor does it charge fees for such activities.
The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with
the researcher.
[Identification of item], José de Gálvez Papers, The Huntington Library, San
Marino, California.
Purchased from Stanley Henkels, April 1925.
Spanish statesman José de Gálvez (1720-1787) was sent in 1765 by Charles III to New Spain
(Mexico) as Visitador-General in order to effect administrative and financial
reforms. Along with the new viceroy, Carlos Francisco de Croix, Galvez undertook
improvements, including the reorganization of the tax system, the strengthening of
the northern frontier, and the Spanish occupation of Alta California.
The collection consists of letters, documents, and one map (all in Spanish) which are
papers assembled in 1794 for the Conde de Revilla Gigedo. It consists mostly of
official correspondence (1765-72) between Galvez and the successive viceroys of
Mexico. They deal with the organization of the expeditions sent to San Diego and
Monterey to occupy California, the efforts to enlarge the frontiers of New Spain and
subdue the Indians in Sonora and Sinaloa, and the removal of the Jesuit missionaries
from Lower California.
Persons represented in the collection include: Antonio María Bucareli y Ursua (38
pieces), Carlos Francisco de Crox, Marques de Croix (204 pieces), Jose de Galvez,
Marques de Sonora (291 pieces), Juan Vicente de Guemes Pacheco, conde de Revilla
Gigedo (5 pieces), and Joaquin Monserrat, Marques de Cruillas.
Encoder's note: Diacritics have been omitted for encoding.
Arrangement
Organized chronologically.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
Huntington Library's Online Catalog.
Galvez, Jose de,
1720-1787
Jesuits--Missions--California
Indians of Mexico--Mexico--Sinaloa
(State)
Indians of Mexico--Mexico--Sonora
(State)
Indians of
Mexico--History--Sources
Spaniards--California--History--18th
century--Sources
Spaniards--California--Monterey--History--18th century --Sources
Spaniards--California--San
Diego--History--18th century--Sources
Viceroys--Mexico--Correspondence
Missions--California
California--Colonization
California--History--To 1846--Sources
California--Colonization
California--History--To
1846--Sources
Letters
(correspondence)--California--18th century
Letters (correspondence)--Mexico--18th
century