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Papers relating to Baja California, 1847 Sept. 27-Dec. 4.
BANC MSS M-M 1765 volume; BANC MSS M-M 1758, 1760-1765 FILM
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Title:
Papers relating to Baja California, 1847 Sept. 27-Dec. 4Creator/Contributor:
Pineda, Manuel.Creator/Contributor:
Campuzano, Antonio, 1810-1866Creator/Contributor:
Moreno, José Matías, 1817-1869Creator/Contributor:
Castro, Mauricio.Creator/Contributor:
Halleck, H. W. (Henry Wager), 1815-1872Abstract:
Signed originals, copies, and drafts relating to Baja California in 1847 and primarily to the war between Mexico and the United
States. Deal with military needs and maneuvers, war-time legislation, the meritorious conduct of various officers, the treachery
of Francisco Palacios Miranda, former politcal head of Baja California, and similar matters. Consist primarily of correspondence
and proclamations from Manuel Pineda of the Comandancia General de la Baja California, from Antonio Campuzano of the Comandancia
General de Sonora, and from José Matías Moreno and Mauricio Castro, officials in the territorial government of Baja California.
Written in Baja California and Sonora, with pencilled annotations ascribed to General Henry Wager Halleck. One folder contains
brief notes by Halleck on the economics and geography of Baja California.
Date:
1847 (issued)Subject:
Mexican War, 1846-1848Baja California (Mexico : Peninsula) -- History
Note:
Also available on microfilm.
In Spanish and English.
From the Cowen Collection.
Type:
Proclamations.Physical Description:
13 folders ; 22-55 cm.
partial microfilm reel (55 exposures) negative (Rich. 416:18) and positive.
Language:
Spanish
English
Identifier:
BANC MSS M-M 1765 volume
BANC MSS M-M 1758, 1760-1765 FILM