José Antonio Ulloa collection of cartes de visite
Finding aid prepared by Carlota Ramirez, Student Processing Assistant.
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Descriptive Summary
Title: José Antonio Ulloa collection of cartes de visite
Date (inclusive): circa 1858-1868
Collection Number: MS 027
Creator:
Ulloa, José Antonio
Extent:
0.79 linear feet
(2 boxes)
Repository:
Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.
Abstract: This collection consists of 60 cartes de visite, owned by José Antonio Ulloa of Zacatecas, Mexico. Items in the collection
include photographs and portraits of European, South American, and Central American royalty and military members from the
19th century. Many of the cartes de visite depict members of European royalty related to Napoleon I, as well as cartes de
visite of figures surrounding the trial and execution of Mexican Emperor Maximilian I in 1867.
Languages: The collection is mostly in Spanish, with some captions in French and English.
Access
The collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
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Preferred Citation
[identification of item], [date if possible]. José Antonio Ulloa collection of cartes de visite (MS 027). Special Collections
& University Archives, University of California, Riverside.
Acquisition Information
Provenance unknown.
Processing History
Processed by Carlota Ramirez, Student Processing Assistant, 2017.
Processing of the José Antonio Ulloa collection of cartes de visite was completed by undergraduate students from the University
of California, Riverside as part of the Special Collections & University Archives Backlog Processing Project started in 2015.
This project was funded by the UCR Library and administered by Jessica Geiser, Collections Management Librarian.
Collection Scope and Contents
This collection consists of 60 cartes de visite, owned by José Antonio Ulloa of Zacatecas, Mexico. Items in the collection
include photographs and portraits of European, South American, and Central American royalty and military members from the
19th century. Many of the cartes de visite depict members of European royalty related to Napoleon I, as well as cartes de
visite of figures surrounding the trial and execution of Mexican Emperor Maximilian I in 1867. The cards also contain decorative
monograms and illustrations located on the back representing different photographing studios that created the cards.
The collection also includes the original album which housed the photographs, along with an index written by Ulloa describing
each of the photographs. Items have been described using Ulloa's original captions in Spanish, with some clarifying identifications
and translations provided by the processor in brackets.
Collection Arrangement
The collection is arranged according to the original album order established by Ulloa.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Carlota, Empress, consort of Maximilian, Emperor of Mexico, 1840-1927
Eugénie, Empress, consort of Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, 1826-1920
Louis Napoléon, Prince Impérial of the French, Prince Impérial of the French, 1856-1879
Maximilian, Emperor of Mexico, Emperor of Mexico, 1832-1867
Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, Emperor of the French, 1808-1873
Kings and rulers
Mexico -- History -- European intervention, 1861-1867
Royal houses
Genres and Forms of Materials
Cartes-de-visite (card photographs)
Box 1, Item 2
Luis Napoleon 3°. Emperador de Francia [Napoleón III Bonaparte]
circa 1865
Box 1, Item 3
Eugenia su Esposa, Emperatris de Francia [Eugénie de Montijo]
circa 1860
Box 1, Item 4
Emperatris Josefina, Esposa de Napoleon 1° [Empress Joséphine]
undated
Box 1, Item 5
El Principe Napoleon, hijo de Jerónimo Bte. [Prince Napoléon Bonaparte]
circa 1860
Box 1, Item 6
El Principe Imperial, hijo de Napoleon 3°[Napoléon, Prince Imperial]
circa 1859
Box 1, Item 7
El mismo [Napoléon, Prince Imperial]
circa 1858
Box 1, Item 8
Familia Imperial, Hermanas de N.1° [Hortense de Beauharnais, Letizia Ramolino, Eugénie de Montijo, Marie Louise, Duchess of
Parma]
circa 1860
Box 1, Item 9
Mariscales de Francia [Marshals of France]
undated
Box 1, Item 10
Franco. Je. 1°. Emperador de Austria [Franz Joseph I of Austria]
circa 1860
Box 1, Item 11
Su Esposa, Emperatris de Austria [Empress Elisabeth of Austria]
circa 1860
Box 1, Item 12
Duque de Brabante [Leopold II of Belgium]
circa 1860
Box 1, Item 13
Duquesa de Brabante [Marie Henriette of Austria]
circa 1860
Box 1, Item 14
Conde de Chambord [Henri, Count of Chambord]
circa 1860
Box 1, Item 15
Condesa de Chambord [Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria-Este]
undated
Box 1, Item 16
Emperador del Brasil [Pedro II of Brazil]
undated
Box 1, Item 17
Emperatris del Brasil [Teresa Cristina of the Two Sicilies]
undated
Box 1, Item 18
El Principe Murat [Lucien Murat]
undated
Box 1, Item 19
La Princesa Anna [Princess Anna Murat, Duchess of Mouchy]
circa 1860
Box 1, Item 20
Louis XVI Rey de Francia [Louis XVI of France]
undated
Box 1, Item 21
Louis XVII, su hijo [Louis XVII of France]
undated
Box 1, Item 22
La Reyna de Inglaterra [Queen Victoria]
circa 1860
Box 1, Item 23
El Principe de Gales, su hijo [Prince of Wales, later Edward VII]
circa 1860
Box 1, Item 24
El Rey de España. Francisco de Asis. Rey Consorte [Francis, Duke of Cádiz]
circa 1860
Box 1, Item 25
La Reyna Isabel II, su Esposa [Isabella II of Spain]
circa 1860
Box 1, Item 26
Leopoldo, Rey de Bélgica [Leopold I of Belgium]
undated
Box 1, Item 27
El Rey de Flander [Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders]
circa 1860
Box 1, Item 28
El Rey de Portugal [Pedro V of Portugal]
undated
Box 1, Item 29
El Rey de Prusia [William I, German Emperor]
circa 1861
Box 1, Item 30
El Rey de Holanda [William III of the Netherlands]
undated
Box 1, Item 31
El Mariscal Pelissier (Aimable Pélissier)
circa 1860
Box 1, Item 32
General Bazaine [François Achille Bazaine]
circa 1860
Box 1, Item 33
General Forey [Élie Frédéric Forey]
undated
General
This photograph is misidentified on the back and in the index. The carte de visite actually depicts General Charles-Denis
Bourbaki.
Box 1, Item 34
General Fleury [Émile Félix Fleury]
circa 1860
Box 1, Item 35
Narvaez, Ministro Español [Ramón María Narváez, 1st Duke of Valencia]
undated
Box 1, Item 42
Maximiliano 1° [Maximilian I of Mexico]
circa 1860
Box 1, Item 43
Ma. Carlota, su Esposa [Carlota of Mexico]
circa 1860
Box 1, Item 44
Cruz Imperial [Man with Imperial Cross]
undated
Box 1, Item 45
Martires del Imperio [Martyrs of the Empire - Maximilian I, Carlota of Mexico, Miguel Miramón, Ramón Méndez, and Tomás Mejía
Camacho]
circa 1867
Box 1, Item 46
Pe. Montesdeoca, Capn. de Maximiliano [Ignacio Montes de Oca y Obregón]
circa 1867
Box 1, Item 47
Pe. Aguirre, Capn. del Ejercito Imperial [Padre Aguirre, Chaplain of the Imperial Army]
circa 1867
Box 1, Item 48
Dn. Vicente Ortigosa, Consejero de Maximio. [Vicente Ortigosa]
circa 1867
Box 1, Item 49
Platon Schez. Presidte. del consejo ge. lo juzqo [Rafael Platón Sánchez]
circa 1867
Box 1, Item 50
Capitan Jurado, Miembro del consejo [Captain Ignacio Jurado]
circa 1867
Box 1, Item 51
Lic. Martinez de la Torre, Defensor de Maxo. [Rafael Martínez de la Torre]
circa 1867
Box 1, Item 52
Lic. Eulalio Ma. Ortega, Defensor de Maxo.
circa 1867
Box 1, Item 53
Lic Mariano Riva Palacio, Defensor de Maxo.
undated
Box 1, Item 54
Almirante Tejettof, encargo. de recoger el Cadaver [Wilhelm von Tegetthoff]
circa 1867
Box 1, Item 55
Güiner, Jefe de la Guardia Palatina
undated
Box 1, Item 56
General Dn. Miguel Miramon [Miguel Miramón]
circa 1867
Box 1, Item 57
General Tomas Mejia [Tomás Mejía Camacho]
circa 1867
Box 1, Item 58
General Leonardo Marquez [Leonardo Márquez]
circa 1867
Box 1, Item 59
Coronel Dn. Carlos Miramon
undated
Box 1, Item 60
Miguel López, traidor de traidores
circa 1867
Box 1, Item 61
Un Zuavo de los mas simpáticos. [ Maximilian I, Carlota of Mexico, Miguel Miramón, Ramón Méndez, and Tomás Mejía Camacho]
circa 1867
Box 2, Item 1
Original Cartes de Visite album
1868
