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Finding Aid to the Miramón family papers, 1828-1867
BANC MSS M-B 17
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Collection Title: Miramón Family Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1828-1867
Collection Number: BANC MSS M-B 17
Creator: Miramón, Joaquín, 1828-1967
Extent:
Number of container: 1 portfolio (38 folders)
Repository: The Bancroft Library
Berkeley, California 94720-6000
Physical Location: For current information on the location of these materials, please
consult the Library's online catalog.
Abstract: Letters and documents relating to the career of General Joaquin Miramon, native
of Puebla, who rose through the ranks from second lieutenant to General during the troublous period
before the Mexican War with the United States and the French invasion, 1864-1867, in support of Emperor
Maximilian. He was shot by order of General Trevi~no on February 8, 1867. His brother Miguel was shot
with Generals Mejia and the Emperor, June 19, 1867. $b Numerous letters of Joaquin to his wife, several
of his brother Miguel, correspondence of Joaquin's widow, Concha, including a letter of condolence from
Maximilian, military commissions; and other letters and papers.
Languages Represented: Collection materials are in Spanish
Collection is open for research.
Copyright has not been assigned to The Bancroft Library. All requests for permission to publish or
quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Public Services. Permission for
publication is given on behalf of The Bancroft Library as the owner of the physical items and is not
intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the
reader.
[Identification of item], Miramón family papers, BANC MSS M-B 17, The Bancroft Library,
University of California, Berkeley.
These papers, purchased from Ramón Joublanc in 1955, relate mainly to the army career of
General Joaquín Miramón, who rose through the ranks from second lieutenant at
Guaymas to be wounded and then captured after the battle of San Jacinto and shot by order of
Gerónimo Treviño on February 8, 1867. The collection includes letters from
Joaquín Miramón and his brother Miguel, commissions and orders for
Joaquín and a few letters addressed to Concepción de Miramón after her
husband's death. There are also two appointments for Trinidad González de la Vega,
Miramón's son-in-law.