Pedro de Alberni papers, 1789-1793

Summary

Creators:

Alberni, Pedro de, 1747-1802

Abstract:

The collection consists of letters and documents belonging to Spanish officer Pedro de Alberni.

Extent:

0.8 Linear Feet (1 volume)

Language:

Materials are in Spanish.

Preferred citation:

HM 327. Pedro de Alberni papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of letters and documents in one bound volume regarding the outfitting of Pedro Alberni's expedition at San Blas, Mexico (in 1789 and 1790), the occupation of his troops at Nootka, and their return to San Blas in 1792. Persons represented in the collection include: Pedro de Alberni (16 letters), Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra (10 letters), Manuel Antonio Flores (8 letters), Pedro Gorostiza (8 letters), Juan Vicente de Guemes Pacheco, Conde de Revillagigedo (63 letters), Francisco Hijosa (7 letters), Antonio Villaurrutia y Salcedo (17 letters), Jacobo Ugarte y Loyola (5 letters). The Contents list is incomplete.

Biographical / historical:

Pedro de Alberni, born in Spain, was a military leader in Nayarit, Mexico, from about 1774 until 1789, when he was sent as commander of the Catalonia Volunteers to the garrison at Nootka. The expedition, led by Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra, was sent by the Viceroy of Mexico, Count of Revillagigedo, to give protection from the Russians and British to the Spanish possessions on the west coast of what is now Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Later, Alberni was appointed commandant of San Francisco from 1796-1800 and of Monterey from 1801-1802.

Acquisition information:

Purchased from E. Eberstadt, April 1923.

Processing information:

Processed by Huntington Library staff. In 2020, Brooke M. Black created a finding aid.

Rules or conventions:

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Related resources

Other descriptive data:

The pagination of the volume can be a little difficult to read, so the page numbers are not included in the finding aid. The container list is in the order in which you will find the documents in the volume.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Explorers -- British Columbia -- Nootka Sound -- Correspondence
Explorers -- Northwest, Pacific -- Correspondence
Explorers -- Spain -- Correspondence
Documents -- British Columbia -- Nootka Sound -- 18th century
Documents -- Mexico -- 18th century
Documents -- Spain -- 18th century
Letters (correspondence) -- British Columbia -- Nootka Sound -- 18th century
Letters (correspondence) -- Mexico -- 18th century
Letters (correspondence) -- Spain -- 18th century

Names:

Bodega y Cuadra, Juan de la, 1743-1794
Flores, Manuel Antonio, -1799
Gorostiza, Pedro
Hijosa, Francisco
Revillagigedo, Juan Vicente Güémez Pacheco de Padilla Horcasitas y Aguayo, conde de, 1740-1799
Ugarte y Loyola, Jacobo, -1789
Villaurrutia y Salcedo, Antonio

Places:

Nootka Sound (B.C.) -- Discovery and exploration -- Spanish
Northwest Coast of North America
Northwest, Pacific -- Discovery and exploration -- Spanish
San Blas (Mexico)

Restrictions:

Open to qualified researchers by prior application through the Reader Services Department. For more information, contact Reader Services.

Terms of access:

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.

Preferred citation:

HM 327. Pedro de Alberni papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Location of this collection:

Huntington Library, Manuscript Collections

1151 Oxford Road

San Marino, CA 91108, US

Contact:

(626) 405-2191

reference@huntington.org

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