MARTIN DE MAYORGA - DOCUMENT SIGNED 07/09/1782 CO-SIGNED BY: TEODORO DE CROIX - HFSID 294531
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MARTIN DE MAYORGA and TEODORO DE CROIX
As governing officials of New Spain, they call for increased
collection of saltpeter to expedite production of gunpowder. Document is
16¾x22½
Document signed: Martin de Mayorga [Signed with his paraph below his
printed signature] as Viceroy of New Spain, and "De Croix" as
Commander of the Northern Provinces, 12 x16¾ (formed from two sheets of seal
paper). Mexico (City), 1782 July 9. Partly printed document calling for
increased collection of saltpeter to meet the needs of gunpowder production for
the cities of Veracruz, Havana, Campeche, Guatemala and Manila. MARTIN DE
MAYORGA Ferrer (1721-1783), also a career Spanish officer, was
Captain General of Guatemala (1773-1779) before being named interim
Viceroy of New Spain (1779-1783). As Viceroy he improved sanitation in an
effort to combat smallpox and other epidemics, and collected and preserved
historical records. He dispatched a small military force to Florida to aid the
American settlers fighting for independence from Britain. TEODORO DE CROIX
(1730-1792) was a French-born Spanish soldier and colonial official. After
serving in the Spanish king's bodyguard, he was sent to the Americas in 1766 as
inspector of military garrisons and commander of the fortress at Acapulco. In
1777, he took command of the newly created General Command for the Northern
Provinces, encompassing Spanish California and Texas as well as northern Mexico.
His mission was to preserve order in the territory, suppress any revolt by
Indian communities, and guard the frontier against incursion by other colonial
powers (France and England). In 1783, de Croix was reassigned as Viceroy
of Peru, where he served until 1790. The Viceroyalty of New Spain
encompassed all Spanish territory in North America and the Caribbean, plus
Pacific territories, including the Philippines. Edges frayed. Toned. Corners
worn and torn. Creased. Multiple mailing folds. Notch at
center.
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