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Inventory
Carlos García y Arriaga Papers
Prepared by the Mexican Archives Project
January 23, 1995
Introduction
The Carlos García y Arriaga 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's Mexican Archives Project in December 1994.
The papers consist of 32 items, in Spanish; they are also available on
microfilm.
The following guide is available in Rare Books Reference:
Castañeda, Carlos E. and Jack Autrey Dabbs, eds., Guide to the
Latin American Manuscripts in the University of Texas Library.
Cambridge, Mass., Harvard University Press, 1939.
The suggested citation for the papers is "Carlos García y Arriaga
Papers, 1805-1835, Benson Latin American Collection, General Libraries,
University of Texas at Austin."
Biographical Sketch
Political leader, lawyer. Born 1786; died 1838. Held office as mayor of
Puebla in 1821, when he administered the oath of office to Agustín
de Iturbide. Named intendente of Puebla in 1821. Served in the Congreso
Constituyente of the state of Puebla and became president of its Tribunal
Supremo de Justicia on December 24, 1825, a position he held through
1826. Served as deputy for Puebla to the Congreso General in 1827-1828,
and in 1829 returned to the Tribunal Supremo de Justicia. Became interim
governor of Puebla in December 1829, was elected deputy for Puebla to the
Congreso General in 1833, and soon became minister for relaciones
exteriores y interiores. Returned to the Tribunal Supremo de Justicia
1834-1837 and died in 1838.
Scope and Contents Note
Correspondence and documents about García y Arriaga and government
and political affairs in Puebla and Mexico. Correspondence dates from
1822-1835; documents dated 1805 and 1810 certify García's baptism
and education. The papers contain several proclamations or addresses by
Agustín de Iturbide, as well as a few letters about his elevation
to emperor and his death; several letters about and from Lorenzo de
Zavala pertaining to Mexican political affairs (two letters attributed to
de Zavala are addressed to Manuel Gómez Pedraza); and four letters
to García from José Manuel Herrera about Iturbide and
political affairs. Other items in the papers include an 1822 protest of
the imprisonment of deputies to the national congress, an 1832 peace pact
between Nicolás Bravo and Juan Alvarez, an 1832 proposal of the
Zacatecan congress for the election of a new national congress, and a
contemporary copy of the terms of the Mexican surrender of San Antonio in
1835.
Chronology
| 23 Oct. 1786 | Born in Quetzala,
Zacapoaxtla |
| -- | studied in the Colegio del Espíritu
Santo (Carolino) |
| -- | received law degree and practiced
law |
| ?-1821 | mayor of Puebla |
| 1821 | administered oath of office to
Iturbide |
| 1821 | named Intendente of Puebla |
| Afterwards returned to the practice of law,
served again as mayor, and served in the congreso constituyente of the
state of Puebla |
| 24 Dec. 1825 | became president of the tribunal
supremo de justicia of the congreso constituyente of the state of
Puebla |
| 1826 | president of above tribunal |
| 1827-1828 | served as deputy for Puebla in the
congreso general |
| 1829 | returned to the tribunal
supremo |
| [Dec. 1829] | named interim governor |
| 1833 | elected deputy to the congreso
general |
| 1833 | secretary of relaciones interiores y
exteriores |
| 1834 | returned to the tribunal supremo de
justicia, where he remained until 1837 |
| 28 June 1838 | died |
Compiled by Ann Hodges, December 1994
Source: Gómez Haro, Eduardo, Puebla y sus governadores,
Puebla, 1916.
Source for birthdate is his baptismal certificate, document no. 1.
(Enciclopedia de MŽxico says García was jefe político
de la provincia [of Puebla] in 1821, and gobernador constitucional del
estado in 1826.)
Item List
| No. | Item | Date |
| 1 | Notarized baptismal certificate of
García. | April 2, 1805 |
| 2 | Notarized statement of García's
attendance at Colegio de San Juan de Letrán. | Feb. 26,
1810 |
| 3 | Domingo Luaces to Sr. Intendente de Puebla.
Veracruz. | Feb. 19, 1822 |
| 4 | Representation of Felipe de la Garza, the
provincial deputation of Nuevo Santander, and the ayuntamiento of Soto la
Marina and militia officials protesting imprisonment of deputies of
national congress. Soto la Marina. | Sept. 26, 1822 |
| 5 | Unsigned letter [probably from García]
to Iturbide about finances. Puebla. | March 16, 1822 |
| 6 | José Manuel Herrera to Carlos
García, announcing proclamation of Iturbide as emperor.
Mexico. | May 19, 1822 |
| 7 | José Manuel Herrera to Carlos
García. Mexico. | May 21, 1822 |
| 8 | José Manuel Herrera to Carlos
García. Mexico. | Nov. 29, 1822 |
| 9 | Medina, to Intendant of Puebla, sending key
to code. Mexico. | Dec. 18, 1822 |
| 10 | Medina, to Intendant of Puebla,
denunciation of Santa Anna. Mexico. | Dec. 18, 1822 |
| 11 | Carlos García to Alcalde de Tlapa,
about rebel activities of Guerrero and Bravo. Puebla. | Jan. 23,
1823 |
| 12 | Iturbide's oficio al soberano congreso on
his departure from Tacubaya. Tacubaya. | March 29, 1823 |
| 13 | Iturbide to congress of Tamaulipas.
Padilla. July 19, 1824 | July 19, 1824 |
| 14 | Iturbide's proclamation to Mexicans from
aboard the brigantine Spring. | June 14, 1824 |
| 15 | José Antonio Gutiérrez de Lara
to ________. Padilla. His moving letter describing the last moments of
Iturbide's life and lamenting his death. [copy] | July 28,
1824 |
| 16 | José María Herrera to Carlos
García, advising García of the forthcoming resignation of
Zavala from the Ministerio de Hacienda and his possible replacement by
Carlos García. Mexico. | July 29, 1829 |
| 17 | José María Bocanegra to Carlos
García, transmitting a copy of the plan of the congress of
Zacatecas for calling a new congress to begin session on April 1, 1833.
Zacatecas. | Dec. 22, 1832 |
| 18 | Zacatecas state congress offers proposal
for election of new national congress. Copy signed by Sanromán and
Gordoa. | Dec. 22, 1832 |
| 19 | Peace pact between Nicolás Bravo and
Juan Alvarez. Guerrero. Copy certified by Manuel García, December
28, 1832. | Dec. 18, 1832 |
| 20 | [Lorenzo de Zavala] to Manuel Gómez
Pedraza. Toluca. Rubric only. | Dec. 28, 1832 |
| 21 | [Lorenzo de Zavala] to Gómez Pedraza,
about elections to be held in Mexico State. Unsigned. Toluca.
| Jan. 20, 1833 |
| 22 | Felicitations to Manuel Gómez Pedraza
as president. Unsigned and undated. | [Jan. 3, 1833?] |
| 23 | Copy of an unsigned letter discussing means
to remove Zavala from Mexico State. Iguala. | Jan. 8,
1833 |
| 24 | Vicente Gerona to José Zamora,
relative to movement against Zavala. Iguala. | Jan. 8,
1833 |
| 25 | Congress of Puebla State to Carlos
García, asking García to appear in secret session on
following day. Signed by Secretaries. | Jan. 23, 1833 |
| 26 | Carlos García to his son, Mariano.
Has resigned his position as minister, pleading illness.
Mexico. | May 20, 1833 |
| 27 | Carlos García to Alderete, his son
Mariano and his daughter, Guadalupe, about flight of his son and daughter
from Puebla to stay with Alderete. Mexico. | May 30,
1834 |
| 28 | [Lorenzo de Zavala] to ________ Tejada,
replying to Tejada about relations with papacy. Paris. | June 27,
1834 |
| 29 | Lorenzo de Zavala to Morenito, telling of
his arrival in Havre and sending regards to friends.
Havre. | March 31, 1835 |
| 30 | Lorenzo de Zavala to Morenito, talking of
new revolts in Mexico and sending regards to friends. New
York. | May 8, 1835 |
| 31 | Contemporary copy of terms of surrender of
San Antonio, Texas by Martín Perfecto Cos to General Edward
Burleson. Bexar. | Dec. 11, 1835 |
| 32 | Two recipes: crema fría para el
cutis and agua de perla para el rostro. | undated |
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