Letter to the Hualahuises Justice of the Peace about depredations of indigenous communities on the eastern and western borders

Translated Title:

Carta al Juez de Paz de Hualahuises sobre depredaciones de comunidades indigenas en las fronteras del oriente y occidente

Creator / Contributor:

Ampudia, de Pedro, 1805-1868 (author / autor) and Vidaurri, Santiago (secretary / secretario)

Date Created / Date Issued:

1853-08-08

Place Name:

Mexico , Mexico--Nuevo Leon--Monterrey , and Mexico--Nuevo Leon--Hualahuises

Description:

Pedro de Ampudia, the Governor of Nuevo Leon, announces that the President of Mexico, Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, has allowed Mexican soldiers to carry guns without licenses in the northwestern and northeastern states, but not outside those states. Santa Anna enacted gun control through licensing fearing he would be overthrown. Multiple versions of this letter were communicated across Mexico to announce the decree. —— Pedro de Ampudia, gobernador de Nuevo León, anuncia que el presidente de México, Antonio López de Santa Anna, ha permitido que soldados mexicanos porten armas sin licencia en los estados del noroeste y noreste, pero no fuera de esos estados. Santa Anna promulgó el control de armas mediante la concesión de licencias por temor de ser derrocado. Se comunicaron múltiples versiones de esta carta en todo México para anunciar el decreto.

Topic:

Mexican-American War, 1846-1848 , Guerra México-Americana, 1846-1848 , Comanche , Santa Anna, Antonio López de, 1821-1878 , Indigenous people , and Pueblos indígenas

Time Period Covered:

19th Century / Siglo XIX (1800-1899)

Language:

Spanish

Type:

Text / Texto

Extent:

1 page / página

Source Collection Identifier:

MS #76

Source Collection Name:

Miscellaneous Manuscripts Collection

Owning Repository:

Benson Latin American Collection, LLILAS Benson Latin American Studies and Collections, The University of Texas at Austin

Rights:

Public Domain / Dominio Público (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

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