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Antonio Margil de Jesús Collection
Prepared by the Mexican Archives Project
February 6, 1995
Introduction
The Antonio Margil de Jesús Collection forms part of the Genaro
García Collection, which was purchased by the University of Texas
in 1921 from the heirs of Genaro García. The collection was
described by the Benson's Mexican Archives Project in January 1994.
The physical extent of the collection is one inch. Its materials are in
Spanish, with the exception of item G89-17 which is in Latin. The
collection is 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 collection is "Antonio Margil de
Jesús Collection, 1698-1911, Benson Latin American Collection,
General Libraries, University of Texas at Austin."
Biographical Sketch
Franciscan friar. Born 1657 in Valencia, Spain; died 1726 in the convent
of San Francisco de México. Entered the Franciscan order in 1673;
ordained to the priesthood in 1682; sent to the missions of the Sierra
Gorda, Querétaro, in 1683. Instrumental in the founding of Spanish
missions in Texas.
Scope and Contents Note
Letters and petitions, literary productions, and printed material related
to the life and work of Margil de Jesús. Letters and petitions
concern minor affairs of the Colegios de Santa Cruz de Querétaro
and Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe de Zacatecas. Literary productions
are comprised of (1) Diario derrotero de la jornada á la provincia
de los Tejas, desde el río grande del norte, hecho por orden de
exmo. sor. Duque de Linares ... , (2) Instructio. Ad conficiendam
inquisitionem appostolicam, ne perean probationes super virtutibus ac
miraculis in specie venerabilis servi dei Antonii Margil in civitate
mexicana (G89-17 Ms.), (3) Formulario de missionar, que hizo, y
dictó N.V.P. Fr. Antonio Margil de Jesús (G168 Ms.), (4)
Decreto sobre las virtudes en grado heroico de Fr. Antonio Margil de
Jesús, (5) research and bibliographic notes. Printed material
consists of three engravings of Margil de Jesús; on the verso of
one is a list entitled, "Documentos pertenecientes á los venerables
restos del muy rev. padre Fr. Antonio Margil de Jesús, Abril de
1855." Included in miscellaneous documents is a copy of the baptismal
entry for Margil de Jesús.
Subgroups and Series
The Antonio Margil de Jesús Collection was arranged into Archives
and Manuscripts subgroups by earlier library staff. Series were created
by the staff of the Mexican Archives Project, which completed processing
of the collection in January 1994. Materials in the Archives subgroup
are arranged chronologically within folders; items in the Manuscripts
subgroup are shelved according to manuscript number. The subgroups and
series are:
I. Archives
- Series, Letters and petitions, 1707-1718.
- Series, Literary productions.
| a. | Diario derrotero de la jornada á la
Prova de los Tejas, desde el Río grande del Norte, hecho por orden
de exmo. Sor. Duquede Linares, 1716. |
| b. | Decreto sobre las virtudes en grado heroico
de Fr. Antonio Margil de Jesús, 1837. |
| c. | Research and bibliographic notes,
undated. |
- Series, Miscellaneous documents. 1912 copy of baptismal entry; list
of misas de obligazion del mes de Heno de 1698.
- Series, Printed material, 1837, 1885, and undated.
II. Manuscripts
- G89-17 : Instructio. Ad conficiendam inquisitionem Appostolicam, ne
perean probationes super virtutibus ac miraculis in specie Venerabilis
Servi Dei Antonii Margil in Civitate Mexicana.
- G168 : Formulario de Missionar, que hizo y dictó N.V.P. Fr.
Antonio Margil de Jesús.
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