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Antonio María de Bucareli y Ursúa collection, 1772-1778

23 volumes

This collection is comprised of 23 volumes containing manuscript copies of letters, documents, and more relating to New Spain, primarily in the 17th and 18th century. The original sources (dating 1583-1778) were selected, arranged, and copied between 1772 and 1778 under 46th Viceroy Antonio María de Bucareli y Ursúa. The correspondence of the viceroy deals primarily with the administration of New Spain, government revenue, encouragement of agriculture and industry, development and fortification of frontier provinces, church matters, and diplomatic affairs. These volumes also relate to many aspects of social and everyday life in the 17th and 18th centuries, with content on hospitals, prisons, factories, educational institutions, and indigenous peoples of Mexico, California, Florida, and Cuba. Several volumes have ornate and illustrated title pages; the majority bear a printed bookplate of Mateo Seoane.

Please see the box and folder listing for more information about each volume in the collection.

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[1773 copied from originals dating 1668-1772]. COLECCION general delas Reales Cedulas y Ordenes que hacen el Go-vierno delos asuntos Fiscales firmada por el Sr. Dr. Dn. Joses Antonio de Areche. del Consejo de S.M. y su Fiscal en la Real Audiencia de Mexico. Año de 1773. Tomo 2°. Spine title: REALES CEDU. Y ORDENES. TOM.II.

714 pages.

Volume 2
Copies of documents pertaining mainly to the functions and attributes of local municipalities in New Spain, as well as statues and laws governing the viceroyalty. Some of the documents regard books, legal cases involving Indigenous peoples, and taxes. Some coat of arms watermarks.
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[1773 copied from originals dating 1691-1772]. COLECCION general de las Rs. Cedulas, òrdenes que hacen el Govi-erno de los asuntos Fiscales form.a p.r el Sr. Dr. Dn. Joses Antonio de Areche del Consejo de S.M. y su Fiscal en la Rl. Auda. de Mexico. Año 1773. Tomo III. Spine title: REALES CEDU. Y ORDENES TOM.III.

353 pages.

Volume 3
Copies of documents pertaining to governmental and judicial organization, taxes, and trade within New Spain. Mainly, this book deals with tribunals, the trade of liquor in New Spain, the establishment of a school for orphaned girls, and the construction of a new cathedral in Buen Retiro, Spain.
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[1773 copied from originals dating 1529-1771]. COLECCION general delas Reales Cedulas, y Ordenes que hacen el Govier-no de los asuntos Fiscales, formada por el Sr. Dr. Dn. Joses Antonio de Areche del Consejo de S.M. y su Fiscal en la Real Aud.a de Mexico. Año de 1773. Tomo IV. Spine title: REALES CEDU. Y ORDENES TOM.IV.

733 pages.

Volume 4
Most of these documents are updates on the state of the Spanish Empire, spanning from the conquest of Mexico to nearly when the book was assembled (1771). Other topics discussed in this book include monetary regulation, Indigenous nobility, military formations, the actions of various judges of New Spain, and regulatory reforms.
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[1773 copied from originals dating 1739-1772]. COLECCION general de las Rs. Cedulas, y Ordenes que hacen el Gov. de los asuntos Fiscales for-mada por el Sr. Dr. Dn. Joses Antonio de Areche del Consejo de SM. y su Fiscal en la Rl. Audiencia de Mexico. Año de 1773. Tomo VI. Spine title: REALES CEDUL. Y ORDENES TOM. VI.

739 pages.

Volume 6
Some of the documents in this collection are about the freedom granted to Indigenous people held in slavery by the French, the peripheral regions of New Spain (Guatemala, Campeche, Florida, California, and Yucatan), the king of England, and the illegal trade of prohibited drinks and firearms in Puebla, Mexico.
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[1773 copied from originals dating 1651-1773]. COLECCION General de las Rs. Ceds. y Ordenes q. hacen el Govo. de los asuntos Fiscales formada por el Sr. Dr. Dn. Joses Antonio de Areche del Consejo de S.M. y su Fiscal en la Rl. Auda. de Mexico. Año de 1773. Tomo VII. Spine Title: REALES CEDU. Y ORDENES TOM.VII.

783 pages.

Volume 7
The contents of this collection mainly deal with legal, financial, and administrative matters throughout the colony of New Spain. Additional letters deal with the Real y Supremo Consejo de Indias, and religious patterns of Indigenous people in New Spain.
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[1773 copied from originals dating 1624-1765]. COLECCION General de las Rs. Cedulas y Ordenes que hacen el Govier-no de los asuntos Fiscales for-mada por el Sr. Dr. Dn. Joses Antonio de Areche del Consejo de S.M. y su Fiscal en la Rl. Auda. de Mexico. Año de 1773. Tomo VIII. Spine Title: REALES CEDU. Y ORDEN. TOM.VIII.

750 pages.

Volume 8
Documents concerning governmental and military functions and actions, particularly within the region of Nueva Vizcaya (New Biscay), New Spain. Such topics include the 'hostilities of New Biscay’s indigenous people,' 'pacification of the Indians of Sonora,' the worries of New Biscay’s indigenous peoples, and the construction of presidios and the governor’s residence in New Biscay. Many of these documents pertain to other aspects of life in the Province of Sonora.