Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Miguel de Pedrorena Letter
- Dates:
- circa 1932
- Creators:
- Pedrorena, Miguel de and Smith, Stephen, Captain
- Extent:
- 0.1 Linear Feet (1 folder)
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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Miguel de Pedrorena Letter, circa 1932, Braun Research Library Collection, Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles; MS.694.
Background
- Scope and content:
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This is a photostat, created circa 1932, of a letter from Miguel de Pedrorena to Captain Stephen Smith. Original letter written October 10, 1845.
- Biographical / historical:
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Miguel Pedrorena, Sr. or Miguel de Pedrorena, Sr. (c. 1808–1850) was an early settler of San Diego, California. Miguel Pedrorena was born in Madrid, Spain and later lived in Peru. He moved to San Diego in 1838.
During the Mexican-American War, Pedrorena supported the U.S. side. As with other prominent Californio families, he found war was inevitable and a lost cause. During the war, he commanded a cavalry as captain on the American side. In 1846, Pedrorena served as Juez de Paz of San Diego, in absence of José Antonio Estudillo. During 1847–1848, he became the U.S customs collector.
Miguel Pedrorena died suddenly on March 31, 1850 and was buried in Old Town.
- Acquisition information:
- Donated by Henry Raup Wagner, 1932 July.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Library staff after 1981. Finding aid completed by Holly Rose Larson, NHPRC Processing Archivist, 2012 November 9, made possible through grant funding from the National Historical Publications and Records Commissions (NHPRC).
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-06-15 23:17:51 +0000 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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- Terms of access:
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Copyright has not been assigned to the Autry Museum of the American West. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Research Services and Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Autry Museum of the American West as the custodian 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.
- Preferred citation:
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Miguel de Pedrorena Letter, circa 1932, Braun Research Library Collection, Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles; MS.694.
- Location of this collection:
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4700 Western Heritage WayLos Angeles, CA 90027, US
- Contact:
- (747) 201-8448