Juan Pablo Anaya Papers

The Juan Pablo Anaya Papers form part of the Genaro García Collection, which was purchased by the University of Texas in 1921 from the heirs of Genaro García. The papers were described by the Benson Latin American Collection's Mexican Archives Project in November 1993.

The physical extent of the papers is eight inches. The papers are in Spanish, and are also available on microfilm.

The suggested citation for the papers is "Juan Pablo Anaya Papers, 1810-1911, Benson Latin American Collection, General Libraries, University of Texas at Austin."

General and politician. Born 1785 in Lagos, Jalisco; died 1850 in Mexico City. Veteran of the Mexican War of Independence; aided the United States against the British in Carolina. Deputy to the national congress (1821). General Brigada de los Ejércitos Nacionales (1824). Comandante General for Chiapas (1828). Brigadier General and General de Division (1832). Ministro de Guerra (January 8-30, 1833) in the administration of president Gómez Pedraza. Governor of Tabasco (Nov. 17, 1840-Dec. 6, 1840). Comandante General de Sinaloa and Sonora (1847). Jefe del Ejército del Ocidente (1847). Involved with construction of a railroad from Mexico City to Veracruz (1848). Relieved of command December 27, 1848, and became subject of investigation concerning his reduction of the customs tax.

Correspondence, printed materials, financial and legal documents, and literary productions concerning Anaya's military and political career. Papers of his wife, Mercedes Jaime de Aguirre, and daughter, Gila Anaya, include correspondence, financial, and legal documents, mostly relating to Anaya's military pension. Newspaper clippings concern the construction of the railroad from Mexico City to Veracruz.

1785	Born in Lagos, Jalisco
1810	joined with Hidalgo and Allende, War of Mexican Independence
1813	named General
1813	commissioned to go to U.S., where he asked for military supplies and recognition of the Mexican independence movement
1814	aids U.S. against British in Carolina
1815	struggle for independence of Carolina
1815	in New Orleans for recognition of Mexican flag by U.S.
1820	prisoner of war of Juan Dominguez
1821	joined Iguala Plan; Deputy to first Congress; made Brigadier General
1822	still Deputy; imprisoned and sentenced to death in Guadalajara
1822/24	Diputado por Guadalajara
1824	married Doña Mercedes Jaime de Aguirre
1824	General Brigada de los Ejércitos Nacionales
1826	made General de Division
1828	Comandante General for Chiapas
1829	Comandante General for Chiapas
1832	appointed Major General
1832	received rank of Brigadier General and Divisionario
	Minister of War in the Gómez Pedraza administration
1832/33	General de Division
1833	Minister of War, January 8-30
1834	Iguala, persecutions
1835	exiled
1840	Governor of Tabasco, Nov. 17, 1840-Dec. 6, 1840
1839	engaged in interterritorial Mexican battles; various states
1847	Commander General of Sinaloa
1848	railroad to Veracruz from Mexico City
1849	made Comandante General de Sinaloa
1849	transferred for his position and brought to trial for having lowered the customs tax by one-half without proper authority
1850	died in Mexico City

Sources: Porrúa; Juan Pablo Anaya Papers

The Juan Pablo Anaya Papers were arranged into two subgroups by the staff of the Mexican Archives Project. One subgroup was formed around Anaya and the other around his family. The subgroups were organized into series by document format. The total extent of the papers is eight inches.

I. Juan Pablo Anaya

1. Series, Correspondence, 1822-1851, 2.5 inches. Subunits/folder titles include general correspondence (1822-1851), Sonora Treasury Department (1845), Comandante General de Sinaloa y Sonora (1847-1848), customs tax investigation (1848-1849), and registers of correspondence (1847-1848).

2. Series, Printed material, 1821-1851, 2 folders plus oversized. Includes newspapers and clippings (1830-1851) and broadsides and circulars (1821-1833).

3. Series, Financial documents, 1849, 1 folder. Consists of receipts and an undated list.

4. Series, Literary Productions, 1841 and undated, 1 folder. Contains autobiographical material, reports, speeches, and research notes.

5. Series, Legal Documents, 1818-1849, 3 folders. Includes certificates (1824-1850), declarations and statements (1818-1848), and decrees and orders (1833-1835).

6. Series, Sueldos y alcances, 1823-1855, 1 folder.

II. Anaya Family

1. Series, Correspondence, 1886-1899, 1 folder.

2. Series, Printed Material, 1861-1911, 1 folder.

3. Series, Financial Documents, 1856-1895, 1 folder.

4. Series, Legal Documents, 1850-1897, 1 folder.

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