Pedro de Alberni papers mssHM 327

Brooke M. Black

The Huntington Library

October 2020

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San Marino, California 91108

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Title: Pedro de Alberni papers

Creator: Alberni, Pedro de, 1747-1802

Identifier/Call Number: mssHM 327

Physical Description: 0.8 Linear Feet (1 volume)

Date (inclusive): 1789-1793

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

Language of Material: Materials are in Spanish.

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Preferred Citation

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

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased from E. Eberstadt, April 1923.

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.

Scope and Contents

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.

Processing Information

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

General

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.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Explorers -- British Columbia -- Nootka Sound -- Correspondence

Explorers -- Northwest, Pacific -- Correspondence

Explorers -- Spain -- Correspondence

Nootka Sound (B.C.) -- Discovery and exploration -- Spanish

Northwest Coast of North America

Northwest, Pacific -- Discovery and exploration -- Spanish

San Blas (Mexico)

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

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

Volume 1

Volume 1789-1793

Jacobo Ugarte y Loyola to Conde de Revillagigedo 1793 April 9

Conde de Revillagigedo to Pedro Gorostiza and his reply 1793 March 28-March 30

Conde de Revillagigedo to Juan de la Bodega y Cuadra, and President General of San Hipolito 1790 March 9

Manual Antonio Flores to Antonio Villaurrutia y Salcedo and his reply 1789 August 29-September 1

Sgt. Major Biedma to Manual Antonio Flores 1789 September 15

Manual Antonio Flores to Tomas Rodriguez, Salvador Migueltorena, and Pedro Alberni 1789 September 16

Manual Antonio Flores to Senor Intendente Regente de Guadalajara 1789 September 16

Tomas Rodriguez Biedma to Manual Antonio Flores 1789 September 23

Salvador Migueltorena to Manual Antonio Flores 1789 September 22

Antonio Villaurrutia y Salcedo to Manual Antonio Flores 1789 September 24

Pedro Alberni to Manual Antonio Flores and his reply 1789 September 25-October 6

Manual Antonio Flores to Salvador Migueltorena, Tomas Rodriguez, Sr. Regente de Guadalajara, and Pedro Alberni 1789 October 6-December 7

Pedro Alberni to Conde de Revillagigedo 1789 December 18

Conde de Revillagigedo? to Pedro Alberni, and Srs. Commandante y Comisario de San Blas 1789 December 29

Petition from volunteers for new clothing 1789 December 26

Pedro Alberni to Conde de Revillagigedo and his reply 1789 December 18-December 29

Antonio Villaurrutia y Salcedo to Conde de Revillagigedo 1789 December 18

Conde de Revillagigedo to Sr. Regente de Guadalajara 1789 December 30

Antonio Villaurrutia y Salcedo to Conde de Revillagigedo 1789 December 25

Conde de Revillagigedo to Antonio de Mesa 1789 December 30

Conde de Revillagigedo to Antonio Villaurrutia y Salcedo 1789 December 30

Conde de Revillagigedo asking statement of number of officers' names, etc. of those available for taking command of a company of Grenadiers 1792 December 30

Antonio Villaurrutia y Salcedo to Conde de Revillagigedo and their replies 1790 January 1-January 19

Juan de Dios Morelos under order of Commandant Juan de la Bodega y Cuadra he examines Bucareli and finds him unfit to embark owing to attack of insanity 1790 January 22

Pedro Alberni to Juan de la Bodega y Cuadra 1790 January 31

Juan de la Bodega y Cuadra to Conde de Revillagigedo 1790 January 22

Pedro Alberni to Conde de Revillagigedo 1790 January 22

Antonio Villaurrutia y Salcedo to Conde de Revillagigedo and their replies 1790 January 15-February 11

Conde de Revillagigedo to Juan de la Bodega y Cuadra 1790 February 1

Antonio Villaurrutia y Salcedo to Conde de Revillagigedo and their replies 1790 February 19-March 9

Pedro Alberni to Conde de Revillagigedo and notes 1790 January 22-February 12

Juan de la Bodega y Cuadra to Conde de Revillagigedo 1790 January 22

Conde de Revillagigedo to Governor of Penote, Juan del la Bodega y Cuadra, Royal Treasury, and T. de Iturvide 1790 February 12

Jose Rafadel, Royal Fort of San Carlos Perote to Conde de Revillagigedo 1790 February 26

Juan de la Bodega y Cuadra to Conde de Revillagigedo 1790 March 5

Francisco Hijosa and Royal Fort of San Carlos to Conde de Revillagigedo 1790 February 26-March 4

Concerns complaint of the Regent of Guadalajara against Don Pedro Alberni undated

Antonio Villaurrutia y Salcedo to Manual Antonio Flores 1789 September 25

Pedro Alberni to Manual Antonio Flores 1789 September 25

Document concerning complaint against Pedro Alberni 1789 November 16

Antonio Villaurrutia y Salcedo to Pedro Alberni and replies 1789 December 17-1790, January

Antonio Villaurrutia y Salcedo to Conde de Revillagigedo 1789 December 18

Conde de Revillagigedo to Pedro Alberni, Juan de la Bodega y Cuadra, and Antonio Villaurrutia y Salcedo 1789 December 29- December 31

Juan de la Bodega y Cuadra to Gigedo and reply 1790 January 22-February 24

Conde de Revillagigedo to Pedro Alberni and replies 1790 February 24-July 5

Note concerning death of the Lieutenant of First Company of Volunteers 1792

Pedro Alberni to Conde de Revillagigedo 1791 August 27

Conde de Revillagigedo to Juan de la Bodega y Cuadra and his reply 1792 January 2-January 26

Salavedra y Guinaldes to Conde de Revillagigedo 1792 January 28

Conde de Revillagigedo to Sub. Inspector General 1792 February 11

Pedro Gorostiza to Conde de Revillagigedo 1791 June 17

Conde de Revillagigedo to Ministers of Royal Treasury 1791 June 18

Conde de Revillagigedo to Pedro Gorostiza and replies 1791 June 18-1792 March 8

Conde de Revillagigedo to Royal Treasury and their reply 1792 March 10

Conde de Revillagigedo to Commissioner of San Blas 1792 March 8

Francisco Hijosa to Conde de Revillagigedo 1792 March 28

Note ordering the volunteers from Nootka at San Blas to head to Guadalajara 1793

Francisco Hijosa to Commissioner of San Blas 1791 November 3

Notes signed by Pedro Gorostiza, Francisco Hijosa, and Gigedo 1791 November 23-November 26

Salvador Fidalgo to Gigedo and replies 1791 November 6-December 12

Gigedo to Commissioner of San Blas, Pedro Gorostiza, and Juan de la Bodega y Cuadra 1791 November 17-November 28

Francisco Hijosa to Conde de Revillagigedo 1791 December 15

Juan de la Bodega y Cuadra to Conde de Revillagigedo 1791 December 16

Pedro Gorostiza to Conde de Revillagigedo 1792 February 20

Gigedo to Commissioner of San Blas, Royal Treasury, and Pedro Gorostiza 1791 February 21

Francisco Hijosa to Conde de Revillagigedo 1792 March 8

Juan de la Bodega y Cuadra to Gigedo and his reply 1792 June 2-November 12

Pedro Alberni to Conde de Revillagigedo and his reply 1792 November 22-November 30

Conde de Revillagigedo to President Intendent of Guadalajara, Juan de la Bodega y Cuadra, Commissioner of San Blas, Pedro Gorostiza, and Pedro Alberni 1792 December 15-December 17

Pedro Gorostiza to Conde de Revillagigedo and his reply 1792 December 18-December 19

Conde de Revillagigedo to Pedro Gorostiza, Commandant of Guadalajara 1792 December 19

Detail of company serving at garrison at Guadalajara 1792 December 25

Jacobo Ugarte y Loyola to Conde de Revillagigedo 1792 December 24-December 28

Francisco Hijosa to Conde de Revillagigedo 1793 January 3

Jose de Font to Conde de Revillagigedo and his reply 1793 January 5-January 18

Pedro Alberni to Conde de Revillagigedo 1793 January 1-January 31

Juan de la Bodega y Cuadra to Conde de Revillagigedo 1793 February 9

Pedro Alberni to Conde de Revillagigedo and his reply 1793 February 9-March 1

Pedro Gorostiza to Conde de Revillagigedo 1793 February 15

Conde de Revillagigedo to Juan de la Bodega y Cuadra, Commissioner to San Blas, Commandant of Guadalajara, Royal Treasury, and Pedro Gorostiza 1793 February 18-February 19

Gutierrez and Arranda to Conde de Revillagigedo 1793 February 21

Jacobo Ugarte y Loyola to Conde de Revillagigedo 1793 February 28

Certificate sent to the Ministers of the Royal Treasury regarding liquidation of volunteer accounts 1793 March 7

Juan de la Bodega y Cuadra to Conde de Revillagigedo 1793 February 28-March 8

Jacobo Ugarte y Loyola to Conde de Revillagigedo 1793 March 14

Pedro Alberni to Conde de Revillagigedo 1793 March 22

Pedro Gorostiza to Conde de Revillagigedo 1793 March 27

Conde de Revillagigedo to Commandant of Guadalajara 1793 March 28

Conde de Revillagigedo to Commandant of Guadalajara, and Pedro Gorostiza 1793 April 1