GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 3: Western United States
Texas: TX-2
Catholic Church. Catholic Archives of Texas
6225 East Highway 2909
Austin, TX 78723
Phone: 512-476-6296
Email: See website
Hours: See website
Access: See website
Copying facilities: Yes
Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans:
Inclusive dates: Between 1519-1982
Volume: 50% of approximately 42 cubic feet
Description: 3 collections.
/1 鈥淸Monsignor] William Herman Oberste Papers鈥�
Inclusive dates: Between 1938-1982
Volume: Approximately 1.3 cubic feet
Description: Correspondence (some copies), notes, and manuscripts, re: Nuestra Se帽ora del Espiritu Santo de Zuniga (La Bahia), Nuestra Se帽ora del Rosario, and Nuestra Se帽ora del Refugio Missions, Texas, and Frays Francisco Hidalgo, O.F.M., Antonio Margil de Jesus, O.F.M., and Manuel Julio Silva, O.F.M. [Franciscans]; inventory available.
/2 鈥淭exas Knights of Columbus Historical Commission Records鈥�
Inclusive dates: Between 1915-1961
Volume: Approximately 1.8 cubic feet
Description: Biographical files (historians Carlos E. Casta帽eda and Paul J. Foik), correspondence, transcripts, essays, and institutional surveys of repository holdings, re: Franciscan missions among native people (e.g. Coahuiltecan, Mestizos) in Texas; inventory available.
/3 鈥淪panish and Mexican Manuscript Collection鈥�
Inclusive dates: Between 1519-1890
Volume: Approximately 38 cubic feet
Description: Compiled (mostly copies and transcripts) for Our Catholic Heritage in Texas; re: Franciscan missions among native people (e.g. Coahuiltecan, Mestizos) in Texas; in Spanish; published guide available.
A. 鈥淎rchivo General de Indias (Seville, Spain), Audiencia de Guadalajara,鈥� 1631-1821, 3.9 cubic feet, re: in part, Franciscan missions and native people in New Mexico and Coahuila, Mexico
B. 鈥淎rchivo General de Indias (Seville, Spain),鈥� 1521-1807, 0.15 cubic foot; re: finances, royal decrees, and a report on the discoveries of Juan de O帽ate
C. 鈥淎rchivo General de Indias (Seville, Spain), Indiferente General,鈥� 16781784, 0.15 cubic foot; general decrees and reports, re: in part, Jesuit missions and their expulsion
D. 鈥淎rchivo General de Indias (Seville, Spain), Audiencia de Mexico,鈥� 1521-1784, 2.7 cubic feet; re: in part, Spanish-French relations
E. 鈥淎rchivo General de Mexico (Mexico City, Mexico), Historia,鈥� 1538-1812, 6 cubic feet; reports and diaries, re: expeditions, Spanish-French relations, and conflicts with Apache Indians
F. 鈥淎rchivo General de Mexico (Mexico City, Mexico), Misiones,鈥� 1737-1810, 0.3 cubic foot
G. 鈥淎rchivo General de Mexico-Provincias Inernas,鈥� 1617-1802, 2.1 cubic feet; transcriptions, mostly reports and correspondence, re: conflicts with enemy native people, e.g. 1680 Pueblo Revolt, and Spanish-French relations
H. 鈥淎rchivo General de Mexico (Mexico City, Mexico) Museo Nacional,鈥� 17461784, 0.15 cubic foot
I. 鈥淎rchivo de la Secretaria del Gobierno del Estado Coahuila-Saltillo,鈥� 1674-1864, 3.3 cubic feet
J. 鈥溾�橪egajos Hist贸ricos鈥� from the Archivo de la Biblioteca Publica del Estado de Jalisco,鈥� 1676-1737, 0.3 cubic foot; letters and reports, mostly from the Franciscan Province of Santiago de Jalisco
K. 鈥淔rench Archives (Paris, France): Archives des Colonies, Biblioteque National, and Archives de la Marine,鈥� 1581-1722, 0.3 cubic foot
L. 鈥淢exican Texas Period Related Papers,鈥� 1780-1921, 0.3 cubic foot; includes sermons and correspondence (originals)
M. 鈥淎rchivo del Ayuntamiento de Matamoros,鈥� 1807-1897, 6.3 cubic feet; includes periodicals
N. 鈥淰arious Spanish and Mexican Photostats,鈥� 1523-1838, 0.3 cubic foot; includes maps
O. 鈥淣uestra Se帽ora de Guadalupe del Paso del Rio del Norte,鈥� 1707-1890, 4.5 cubic feet; re: mostly sacramental records
P. 鈥淎rchivo de la Iglesia de San Agustin de Laredo,鈥� 1771-1881, 2.7 cubic feet; re: mostly sacramental records (e.g. baptisms, marriages, burials)
Q. 鈥淎rchivo de la Misi贸n de Nuestra Se帽ora del Refugio de la Bahia,鈥� 1807-1825, 0.1 cubic foot; sacramental records (e.g. baptisms, marriages, burials)
R. 鈥淎rchivo de la Catedral de San Fernando, San Antonio de Bexar,鈥� 1703-1825, 0.6 cubic foot; mostly sacramental records (e.g. baptisms, marriages, burials) from the cathedral and San Francisco Solano and San Antonio de Valero Missions, San Antonio, Texas
S. 鈥淎rchivo del Colegio de la Santa Cruz de Queretaro,鈥� 1540-1841, .9 cubic foot
T. 鈥淎rchivo de Guadalajara,鈥� 1858-1930, approximately 0.1 cubic foot
U. 鈥淎rchivo del Colegio de Nuestra Se帽ora de Guadalupe de Zacatecas,鈥� 1766-1885, 0.6 cubic foot
V. 鈥淎rchivo del San Francisco el Grande,鈥� 1634-1775, 0.6 cubic foot; re: in part, presidios and expeditions in Texas
W. 鈥淎rchivo del Museo Nacional [Mexico City, Mexico], Departamento de Biblioteca Nacional,鈥� 1691-1781, 0.3 cubic foot; includes a diary and reports, re: Aguayo and Alonso de Leon expeditions and Historia de Texas by Fray Juan Agustin de Morfi, O.F.M.
X. 鈥淪panish and Mexican Collection, Related works, 1631-1980,鈥� 1.8 cubic feet; publications correspondence (originals), re: beautification of Fray Antonio Margil de Jesus, O.F.M.
Y. 鈥淪panish and Mexican Manuscript Collection, Records on Microfilm,鈥� 1818-1854, 2 reels of microfilm; mostly from the cathedrals of the dioceses of Durango and Monterrey (Catedral Metropolitana de Nuestra Se帽ora de Monterrey), Mexico
Z. 鈥淧apal Bull, 1663, Issued under Pope Alexander VII,鈥� 1 item; presumably addressed to Jesuits in Puebla de los Angeles, Mexico, re: establishment of missions and colleges
Unless otherwise noted, the repository on this page holds (or held) the records described here and they are not held at the 向日葵视频 Archives.
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