Chiapas Collection 1723-1927
(Collection 33)
Collection Guide
420 pieces
Prepared by Ruth Olivera and Michael Fry, October 1981.
The Chiapas Collection consists of documents relating to Chiapas, Mexico, purchased or acquired over a period of years from several sources. Documents previously identified as the Paniagua Collection, the Chiapas Area Collection or the Aram Collection are now assembled here into one expanded collection.
The principal collector was Flavio Antonio de Paniagua, a Chiapas lawyer, whom Frans Blom, the director of the Middle American Research Institute, met on a field expedition in 1925. After Paniagua's death David W. Aram acquired his entire collection of political, religious, and historic materials, and in 1934 the M.A.R.I. purchased those items dealing with Chiapas. They form the main body of the collection. Various acquisitions had been made during field expeditions and purchases of other Chiapas documents were later made from Aram. The individual provenance of each document is identified according to the following legend:
Paniagua Collection (Paniagua)
Aram Purchase of 1934 (Aram)
Aram Purchase of 1939 (Aram 1939)
Aram Sale to Wauchope (Aram 1949)
Matilda Geddings Gray Expedition of 1925 (MGG)
Certain items from these purchases do not relate directly to Chiapas and have beenplaces inother collections, their provenance recorded in the source file and on accession sheets. News papers of Mexico, which were part of Aram purchases of 1939 and 1949, have been added to the nespapaer collection. The documents include legal papers, Reales Cédulas, Reales provisiones, decrees, inventories, reports, censuses, bills of sale, correpondence, public notices, or broadsides, accounts, declarations of independence, music, pastoralletters, and other church papers, appointments, speeches, newspapers, periodicals, land claims, tax receipts, military reports and orders,rules, maps, labor contracts, statistics and other similar items. Documents fall into three main categories of: Manuscripts 1723-1916, Printed ephemera 1779-1927, and Bound volumnes 1813-1911. They are arranged in chronological order within each category. A partial calendar, which follows, has been prepared for all items.
Collection Arrangement
I. Manuscripts, 1723-1916. 138 pieces. Boxes 1-4
II. Printed Ephemera 1770-1927. 238 pieces. Boxes 5-8
III. Bound Volumes 1813-1911. 44 pieces, Boxes 9-21
IV - VI. Addenda
Inventory of Documents
I. Manuscripts, 1723-1916.
Of primary importance among the manuscripts are those dealing with the history of Chiapas before and after independence from Spain and the history of San Cristóbal de las Casas, the efforts to Christianize the Lacandón Indians, and the Accounts of the founding of the town of Salto de Agua. Also of interests are documents related to the 19th-century uprising of the indians of Chamula, to native folk medicine, and to land tenure.
Box 1
Folder 1
1723, Aug.11. 1797 copy of the documnets in which the Indians of Chamula are given permission to have firearms, following their assistance in the Tzeltal rebelion of 1712. D.D. 5 leaves (Aram 1939).
Folder 2
1732, Sept.16- Oct. 22. Dossier of reports submitted by Captain Baltasar González de Vega and Captain Pedro Joseph Cavallero, the Justicia Mayor of Chiapas, after visits of inspection to various towns in the Provincia de los Llanos. Financial records are checked and residents are admonished to obey certain laws governing their daily lives and civic duties. Ds. S. 33 leaves (Paniagua).
Folder 3
1738, Aug. 12 Printed and handwritten bills of sale of two 9-year old Negro children for 225 pesos each, made by David Campbell, Factor and General Administrator of the Real Compañía del Assiento of Great Britain, to Captain Andrés de Arze in Xalapa de Tabasco. Brand mark of the slaves is shown. Red wax seal. Ds.S. 2 leaves (Paniagua).
Folder 4
1743, Oct 2-Dec 23. Documents in which Antonio de Torres, Antonio Rodriguez y Monrroy, and a priest, Gregorio de Vargas, acting both alone and jointly petition the Alcalde Mayor of Cuidad Real for legal possession by denouncement of certain silver mines. Apparent conflict is resolved. Ds. S. 10 leaves 4º (Paniagua).
Folder 5
1767, Nov.7. Copy of an inventory of the Hacienda de ganado mayor called San Francisco Jaltenango, which was confiscated from the Jesuits, compiled for Fernando Gomes de Andrade, the Alcalde Mayor of Cuidad Real, by Diego Chinchilla of San Bartholomé de los Llanos. An evaluation of the buildings, religious items, furnishings, and livestock is set at 12,452 pesos. D.D. 9 leaves 4º; 1 leaf 8º (Aram).
Folder 6
1776, March 23. Contemporary copy of a Pragmática Sanción issued by the King of Spain in which he sets forth laws requiring parental consent for marriage in all levels of society, with severe penalties to be incurred in cases of unathorized marriage. (Amram 1949).
Folder 7
1787, July 9-1792, April 11. Documents concerned with efforts made toward the settling in towns and conversion of the Lacandón Indians near Palenque in which the way of life of the Lacandons and their relationship with the Spaniards are brought out. They consist of correspondence bwteen the Intendent of Chiapas Francisco Saavedra and the Comisario Subdelegado of Palenque Joseph Antonio Calderon, and also a Real Orden issued by Bernardo Troncoso, Captain General of Guatemala, authorizing 1000 pesos for the priest of Palenque Manuel José Calderón, to be used for clothing, blankets and tools to aid in converting the Lacandons by peaceful means. Also included are letters from Sebastián Fulgencio Solorzano who has opened a road from Bachajon to Palenque, fears attack by Lacandons and suggests subduing them with a force of 200 soldiers, a course which is rejected. Ds.D. 31 leaves 4º..
Folder 8
1787, July 16-1789, Jan 19. Correspondence between Franciso Saavedra y Carvajal, Intendent of Chiapas, and various officials including Joseph Antonio Calderon, Subdelegado of Palenque. Of particular note is a communication from Sebastian Fulgencio Solorzano in which he gives details of the opening of a new road between Bachajon and Palenque, indicates distance form place to place, describes the landscape and expresses fear of an attack by the Lacandón Indians. Ds.S. 10 leaves 4º (Paniagua).
Folder 9
1788, Feb 16-18. Correspondence between Francisco Saavedra, Intendent of Chiapas, and the City Cuncil of Ciudad Real in which arrangements are made for cleaning the drainage ditches of sand which may cause flooding. Common people, militia and Indians are obliged under penalty to perform this work which is to be supervised by persons appointed by the Council. Those who by their station should not work are to pay peons. Ds.S.6 leaves 4º. (Aram 1939).
Folder 10
1792, Dec 14-1793, Feb 28. Contemporary copy of reports compiled by Agustin de la Quentas Zayas, Intendent of Chiapas, on conditions he observes during visits to towns in the district of Llanos (San Bartolomé), Ylados, Teopisca, Comitán, Socoltenango, Soyatitan, San Bartolomé de los Llanos, Acalá, Chiapa, Gitotol, Zoques, Tustla, Yatapa, and Sinacantan. He comments with detail on improvements made and those needed, such as repairs to churches and other buildings, extending water systems, fire prevention, cultivation of crops, etc. He calls for official of the Renta de Tabaco to desist from certain abuses and he includes a letter from Sebastian Fulgencio Solorzano, subdelegado of Ococingo, telling of his new route from Bachajon to Palenque on the way between Guatemala and Campeche. Finally he gives an account of the number of Spaniards and haciendas in Chiapas. D.D. 55 leaves 4º (Aram).
Folder 11
1793, Oct 4-1796, Jan 27. Dossier of materials relating to the attempted conversion of the Lacandón Indians near Palenque. They consist of contemporary copies of 12 listed documents which include correspondence between Agustín de las Quentas Zayas, Intendent of Chiapas, and Manuel José Calderón, the priest in charge of the effort; the observations of José Ferrera on the way of life and nature of the Lacandons; an account of relations between the Lacandons and Spaniards from 1618 to 1794 with information on the achievements of Father Calderón; and an original letter from the priest to the Intendent indicating that the Lacandons persist in their nomadic life. Ds.S. 38 leaves 4º. (Aram).
Folder 12
1794, Feb 14-1800, Jan 31. Documents relating to the founding of the new town of San Fernando de Guadalupe (Salto de Agua) near the falls on the Rio Tulijá, which was promoted by the Intendent of Chiapas, Agustin de las Quantas Zayas, funded with 1500 pesos from the Real Audiencia de Guatemala. The purpose of the town is to bring together dispersed Indians for Conversion, to facilitate communication between Guatemala and Campeche, to foster haciendas of various products and to relocate people from poor land. Contains description of types of buidings built, the opening of new roads with river navigations, and natural resources. Ds.S. 11 leaves 4º. (Aram 1939).
Folder 13
1794, April 12-Oct 31. Contemporary copy of the accounts submitted by Bernardo Landero of amounts spent in the establishing of the new town of San Fernando Guadalupe (Salto del Agua) on the Rio Tulijá for the opening of roads and the furnishing of the church. Daily wages paid Indians, soldiers, mulattoes and workmen are noted and a list of items donated the church by Agustín de las Quentas Zayas, Intendent of Chiapas, in included. Ds. S. 12 leaves 4º; 2 leaves 8º. (Aram 1939).
Folder 14
1794, Jan 31-1799, May 21. Contemporary copy of documents concerning the founding of San Fernando de Guadalupe (Salto de Agua) on the Rio Tulijá. Included are the Real Provision issued by the Real Audiencia of Guatemala directed to Agustín de las Quentas Zayas, Intendent of Chiapas, providing him with 1500 pesos towards the expenses and his detailed account of the establishement of the town. He mentions the opening of roads for communication with Guatemala (the project directed by Bernardo Landero), arrangements for navigation to the Gulf, the plan of the town, the buildings erected, the work provided by the Indians and carried out in perfect harmony, the success in attracting Indians to the settlement, the regulations for their behavior, and the evidence found of the existence of previous people -pots, bones, and houses- such as at Palenque and Ocozingo. Ds.S. 30 leaves 4º (Amram).
Folder 15
1796. Record of baptism of Antonio Thomas Robles on Sept 24 1781, taken from the books of the cathedral of Cuidad Real. D.S. 2 leaves 4º. (Paniagua).
Box 2
Folder 1
1799, Jan 24,24-1801, Oct 27. Real Provisión issued by the Real Audiencia de Guatemala requiring the Governador Intendente of the Cuidad Real (Agustin de la Quenta Zayas) to submit a report on 10 points relating to schools for Indians in his jurisdiction. A chart, included here, of all towns, schools, teachers, salaries, and numbers of taxpayers was compiled but not submitted. In 1801 the Promotor Fiscal de Real Hacienda, Sebastian Esponda, makes a statement on what is wrong with the schools and updates information to be submitted. D.S. 22 leaves 4º, 1 leaf oversized. (Amram).
Folder 2
1799, Mar 2-14. Decree issued by José Tomás y Valle, Captain General of Guatemala, and directed to the Intendent of cuidad Real, Agustín de las Quentas Zayas, calling for him to inform them about burning the bagasse of the xiquilite in ovens to avoid the plague of flies which usually occurs. This process was devised by Father Alejandro Antonio de Secada of Nicaragua and is described in the document. D.S. 19 leaves 4º. (Paniagua). Folder 3
1799, Dec.10-1800, Jan 11. Real Provision issued by the Real Audiencia of Guatemala and directed to the Intendent of Cuidad Real, Agustin de las Quentas Zayas. On the importance of having the Indians learn Spanish. Only Spanish is to be spoken in schools and after two years only Indians who know Spanish can be named to office. This order is received and distributed in Chiapas. D.S. 6 leaves 4º. (Amram 1939).
Folder 4
[18th-19th century] Tarascan religious song translation of the Te Deum into Tarascan set to Gregorian chant. D. 1 leaf 8º. (Paniagua).
Folder 5
[18th century]. Rambling account of events which take place during flooding in an unspecified city which may be San Cristóbal de Las Casas. D. 4 leaves 4º. (Amram 1949).
Folder 6
1802, Dec 27-1803, April 18. Appointment of Josef Manuel de Valasco y Campo as Regidor Alguacil Mayor of Cuidad Real, conferred by the King, following the auction of the position and payment of fees. D.S. 4 leaves 4º.
Folder 7
103, Sep 14-Oct 22. Collection of documents concerned with a threatening letter supposedly sent by Tzeltal Indians of Yaxalon, Petalsingo, Sabanilla and Moyos to the town of Puscatlan in Tabasco in a dispute over jabon de vola. Upon investigation ordered by the Intendednt of Cuidad Real Manuel de Olasaval the matter is settled peacefully. Included are letters form the Indian leaders of the four villages. Ds.S. 25 leaves 4º; 7 leaves 8º. (Paniagua).
Folder 8
1803, Dec 6. Copy of a Real Cédula recorded in the Secretaria of the Consulado y Superior de Aliadas in Guatemala and copied in 1827, concerning a law suit. D.S. 1 leaf 4º. (Paniagua).
Folder 9
1806, Feb 3-24. Letter from Francisco Marcos del Agua y Culebro, owner of a sugar mill in Tuxtla, to the Intendente Manuel de Olasabal in Cuidad Real requesting help in making the Subdelegado supply him with more Indian labor and telling of his problems with his rancho. The Asesor recommends he be given ten Indians weekly. Ds. S. 4 leaves 4º. (Paniagua).
Folder 10
1807, May 12-June 7. Documents related to a notice about a Real Orden, sent from Guatemala to the acting Intendente of Cuidad Real, which states that relatives to the fourth degree of consanguinity and the second of affinity are not allowed to work in the same office. Compliance is indicated by various officials in Cuidad Real. Ds.S. 2 leaves 4º, 2 leaves 8º. (Paniagua).
Folder 11
1807, June 6. Appointment issued by the King of Spain to Tomás de Mollinedo y Villavicencio as Governador Politico Intendente of Chiapas. D.S. 4 leaves 4º. (Amram 1949).
Folder 12
1807, July 14. Document in which the request by Paulino José Trejo of Cuidad Real that the Intendente of Chiapas, Tomás de Mollinedo, allow him to return to his position as teacher and commissioner of San Pablo is granted. D.S. 2 leaves 4º. (Paniagua).
Folder 13
1807, Aug 18-1808, Apr 26. Documents concerned with the drainage of the swamps surrounding Cuidad Real which upon investigation is deemed necessary for public health is avoiding disease. The measure is recommended by the city council and ordered carried out by the Intendents. Ds.S. 6 leaves 4º; 2 leaves 8º (Paniagua).
Folder 14
1810, July 10-1811, Mar 6. Sobre Carta of a Real Provision originally issued in Guatemala in 1782 which exempts the mulattoes of the town of Pigigiapan from tax or labor service because of their occupation of watching the sea cost. D.S. 6 leaves 4º. (Paniagua).
Folder 15
1811, Apr 1. Census submitted by Regidor Alferez Real José María Robles of the male Spanish and ladino inhabitants of Cuidad Real which includes their names and ages. Also included is a list of the owners of horses and their number. D.S. 7 leaves 4º; 1 leaf 8º.
Folder 16
[1790], 1811, Sept 23-1852, Sept 18, 1816, May 15-1855, Mar 21. Documents in two sections which trace the ecclesiastical career of Juan Nepomuceno Velasco y Martínez in the diocese of Chiapas. Included are his license to wear clerical garb, his early appointment as priest (some of which are printed in Latin), his appointment as Vicario Capitular Provisor y Gobernador of the diocese in 1835 which he later resigned because of the poor health, and his appointment as archideacon. Contains several delicate official seals. Ds.S. 39 leaves 4º; 2 leaves 8º. 30 leaves 4º; 2 leaves 8º. (Amram 1949).
Folder 17
1812, Mar 6. Contemporary copy of a Real Cédula made in Guatemala and forwarded to Cuidad Real, in which the organization of Freemasons is outlawed. Adherents are to be arrested and deported and their goods confiscated. D.D. 6 leaves 4º. (Amram 1939).
Folder 18
1813, June 26. Printed "Instrucción para el gobierno económico-político de las provincias" issued by the Cortes of Spain in Cadiz and sent to Chiapas. In it are outlined the responsibilities of the Ayuntamientos, the Diputaciones provinciales, and the Gefes políticos. One page is handwritten. D. 8 leaves 4º (Amram 1949).
Folder 19
1814, Feb 19. Decree from the Cortes in Cadiz establishing the position of Canongia Lectoral in the cathedrals of Guatemala, Leon, and Cuidad Real, contained in a letter from Bustamante in Guatemala to the Intendente of Chiapas. D.S. 2 leaves 4º. (Amram 1949).
Box 3
Folder 1
1816, Aug 17. Document in which Manuel José de Roxas of Ciudad Real testifies concerning the excesses of an Indian governor toward other Indians. D.S. 1 leaf 4º.
Folder 2
1819, Mar 20-June 15. Real Provisión issued in Guatemala which approves the regulations drawn up by the City Council of Cuidad Real on the treatment of Negro slaves, which are owned only by the Dominicans from work on their cattle haciendas. These regulations govern money to be given to slaves, their clothing alottment, food, housing, milpas, health care and working conditions, and are to be enforced by the Intendente. D.S. 8 leaves 4º. (Paniagua).
Folder 3
1820, Mar 24-Aug 17, 1824. Two copies of a printed Real Orden issued by Fernando VII with procedures for the election of deputies to the Cortes of Spain and with the measures to be followed for electing 10 deputies from Guatemala (which included El Salvador, Honduras and Chiapas). Charts show the districts and towns of Guatemala. These documents have been sent to the Intendente of Chaipas, Juan Nepomuceno Batres. Included also is a 1824 chart of the districts and towns of Honduras. 27 leaves 4º; 1 leaf 8º; 3 oversise. (Amram 1949).
Folder 4
1821, Jan 27-1824, Dec 18. Miscellaneous assortment of documents relating to the government of Chiapas, centered inCuidad Real, immediately before and after independence. Correspondents include Juan Nepomuceno Batres and Manuel José de Roxas, both Gefes políticos. Documents mention military activities and regulations, a liberation of protocol and the organizing of government. Ds.S. 10 leaves 4º; 12 leaves 8º. (Amram).
Folder 5
1821, Dec 1. Decree issued by Gefe Político Juan Nepomuceno Batres, of the province of Chiapas, which pardons all the criminals in prison with certain exceptions. D.S. 2 leaves 4º. (Paniagua).
Folder 6
1822, May 13-1825, June 4. Contemporary copy of various orders and decrees issued in Mexico City dealing with customs regulations, conspiracy, the Plan de Iguala, prisoners, the military, and recusation of judges. D. 4 leaves 4º. (Paniagua).
Folder 7
1823, Nov.20-27. Dossier of communications by Joaquín Velasco y Martínez of the Canton of San Cristóbal (also one from Manuel Zebadúa), to the Ayuntamiento of Cuidad Real informing them of military action and negotiation with the Divisions of Tuxtla, Llanos and Comitán. Ds.S. 30 leaves 8º. (Paniagua).
Folder 8
1823, Nov 20-28. Dossier of comunication most of which are sent by Manuel Zebadua, but also including some from Joaquin Velasco y Martines, to the Ayuntamiento of Cuidad Real. Nagotiation are promoted between the troops of the Canton of San Cristóbal and the Divisions of Tuxtla, Llanos and Ixtacomitan to achieve unity in Chiapas in a pronunciamiento against General Filisola, with the question of joining Mexico or Guatemala to be decided. Ds.S 16 leaves 4º; 11 leaves 8º. (Paniagua).
Folder 9
1824, Mar 1. Provisions adopted by the Supreme Junta Provisional of the Provincia of Chiapas for collecting a direct tax of 12 reales annually per citizen. D.S. 2 leaves 4º. (Paniagua).
Folder 10
1824, Sept 21-Oct 20. Document which records the agreement achieved on September 14 by a representative junta in Cuidad Real, capital of the province of Chiapas, under which certain towns chose to join the Republic of Mexico and other the Republic of Guatemala. The ceremony following the announcement is described. This document was sent in turn by Juan de Velasco y Martinez to the priests of 8 parishes for their information. D.D. 3 leaves 4º.
Folder 11
1827, July 30-1868, Jan 17. Collection of Correspondence most of which is addressed to the vice-governor or Gefe Politico of Chiapas dealing with routine administrative matters. Ds.S. 27 leaves; 4º; 6 leaves 8º. (Paniagua).
Folder 12
1827, Aug 10. Document concerned with death sentences carried out by the military. D. 1 leaf 4º. (Paniagua).
Folder 13
1827, Sept 1. Two sets of laws decreed by the Congress of the Free and Sovereign State of Chiapas, copied in 1846 and 1847, which relate to vagrants and servants. Ds. 9 leaves 4º. (Paniagua).
Folder 14
1830, Sept 30-1862. Documents in which Bernabe Aguilar, Second Luitenant of Chiapas, is discharged from the army, plus lists of people educated at "esta" Universidad, their titles and origin, and lists of Dominican and Franciscan clergy. D.S. 17 leaves 4º; 5 leaves 8º. (Paniagua).
Folder 15
1830, Oct 20. Document which relates the history of a piece of property called Santo Domingo in the city of San Cristóbal de Las Casas which was given to the Mexican and Tlaxcaltecan soldiers who arrived with the Adelantado Francisco de Montejo in 1530 and which is to be divided and sold. D. 3 leaves 4º. (Paniagua).
Folder 16
1830, Nov 29. Letter by Ygancio Borrego in San Cristóbal containing a decision of the Court of Justice based on the Federal Constitution which prohibits the added penalty of the confiscation of property of convicted criminals. D.S. 2 leaves 4º. (Paniagua).
Folder 17
1833, Mar 10. Printed document with emblem of the State of Chiapas issued in San Cristóbal which gives save conduct to the Spaniard Antonio Gutierrez to go to the capital of Tabasco for business purposes. Good for 40 days. D.S. 2 leaves 4º. (Paniagua).
Folder 18
1834, Aug 1. Copy of a speech made in Tuxtla by Clemente Castillejo, deputy from Chiapas to the Congreso local in opposition to San Anna. D. 1 leaf 4º.
Folder 19
1834, Dec. 14. Copy of a speech by President Anastasio Bustamante in Mexico City to the troops of a garrison at a moment of uncertainty and agitation. D. 2 leaves 8º. (Amram 1949).
Folder 20
1842, Oct 12-1845, May 5. Document which describes the surveying of the public land (ejido) of the town of Chiapilla carried out by Antonio Estrada. D. 3 leaves 4º. (Paniagua).
Folder 21
1847, May 7-June 26. Documents relating to the agreement made in 1845 by the City Council of San Cristóbal, Ramón Larraínzar, and Emeterio Bonifaz whereby a tract of land called San Juan Baustista Bilches belonging to Bonifaz should become part of the city, with Bonifaz retaining a certain section. A map of the area is included along with the opinions of council members questioning the legality of the arrangement and the request by Bonifaz for authorized copies of the records. Ds. S. 7 leaves 4º; 2 leaves 8º (Amram 1939).
Folder 22
1847, Nov 13-Dec 20. Documents in which the residents of the Barrio of Mexicanos of San Cristóbal register a complaint with the governonr of Chiapas that land belonging to them for 300 years has been appropriated by Ramón Larrainzar. Deciderio Peres as attorney is ordered to show their land titles, but these consists only of cartas de amparo and certain old and illegible books, Ds. S 5 leaves 4º; 1 leaf 8º. (Amram).
Folder 23
1848, June 17. Collection of seven land claims (denuncias) of national property presented to the Sub-prefecto of Simojovel Juan Crisostomo Robles who writes to the Secretary of the Supreme Government in Chiapas with doubts about processing the claims. Ds.S. 14 leaves 4º; 2 leaves 8º. (Aram 1949).
Folder 24
1849, Mar 31. Document which lists and briefly describes the towns of Partidos 1, 2, and 3 of the District of San Cristóbal D. 2 leaves 4º. (Paniagua).
Box 4
Folder 1
n.d.[early 19th century]. Bound booklet called "La brujeria en Chiapas" which contains numerous medical remedies. D.S. 38 leaves 8º. (Aram).
Folder 2
n.d.[early 19th century] Letter from retired priest Manuel Gonzalez de Vega to the Provisor and Gobernador of the diocese with the complaint that he has been defrauded by another priest of his inheritance and the request for aid in recovering either a finca of loan of 800 pesos. D.S 1 leaf 4º. (Paniagua).
Folder 3
n.d. [early 19 th century]. Document written by Ramon Guadarteme in the form of a conversation supposedly taking place between two youths from the country in opposition to a Republican form of government and in defense of the Empire and the Constitutional Emperor. D.S. 2 leaves 4º. (Paniagua).
Folder 4
[1848]. Draft of speech made in Tuxtla eulogizing the hero of Chiapas Joaquín Miguel Gutiérrez, made ten years after his death. D. 6 leaves 4º. (Amram 1949).
Folder 5
1854, Mar 24-Dec 1. Propery tax receipts issued in Tuxtla to Pedro Angelino and José Antonio Velasco. Ds.S. 4 leaves 8º. (Paniagua).
Folder 6
1858, Mar 13-June 5. Documents related to efforts of the City Council of San Cristóbal to close down the "Molino Las Tenerías" belonging to Narciso Guirao after he has built a dam which raises the water level of the Lago de Chapultepec. He attempts to prove the usefulness of the mill and lack of harm to public health while numerous residents sign a complaint. Included is a map of the mill sight. Ds. S 16 leaves 4º. (Aram 1939).
Folder 7
[1861]. List of various laws enacted in 1860 and 1861, evidently in Mexico, called "Tomo 1º del espiritu del siglo". Some relate to the church, others to Chiapas. D. 2 leaves 4º. (Paniagua).
Folder 8
1863, July 25-Nov. Collection of letters sent from the city government of Teopisca and San Cristóbal to doña Micaela Lara of the Hacienda Mispis demanding various amounts of money in loans as subsidio de guerra. Ds. S. 18 leaves 8º. (Amram 1949).
Folder 9
1869, June18-1870, Feb 5. Drafts of the Correspondence of the Mayoría General, sent to the Governor [of Chiapas] and other officials, reporting military actions taken trying to put down an uprising of the [Tzotzl] Indians of Chamula. The capture and execution of Indian leader Ignacio Fernández Galindo is told, with mention of Pedro Díaz Cuscat. D. 48 leaves 4º. (Amram 1949).
Folder 10
1869, June 25-1870, Mar 21. Drafts of the orders of the day issued by the Mayoría General, in San Cristóbal de Las Casas, in preparing troops for military action against rebellious Indians. In a listing of the officers Brecencio Rosas is named Mayor General. D. 55 leaves 4º. (Amram 1949).
Folder 11
1869, July 22; 1870, Oct 31. Document entitled "Gerra [sic] de Castas en 1ª y 2ª epoca comensando desde el dia 22 de Dbre del año de 1867 y concluida el 31 de Octubre de 1870". It is concerned with the uprising of the Indians of Chamula (the Cuscat Rebellion) and was written in San Cristóbal de Las Casas by Cristóbal Molina from the point of view of the opponents to the movement. He records the beginning of idolatry among the Indians, the roles of Pedro Díaz Cuscat and Ignacio Fernández Galindo, the murder ot a priest and others, military action taken and the suppression of the insurrection. Included are an 1869 printed manifesto by Octavio Robles who tries to clear his name of charges of cowardice and other statements by participants in action against the Indians. A typescript transcription of his manuscript is catalogued in the Latin American Library under BRC/972.74/M722g.D. 23 leaves 4º. (MCG).
Folder 12
1869, Nov 18-1870, Jan 3. Register of the Indians of the rebelling towns of the Department of Simojovel who have surrendered to the Mayoría General. D. 41 leaves 4º. (Amram 1949).
Folder 13
1970, Mar 8. Appointment of Flavio Paniagua to the position of Promotor Fiscal of the District Court of Chiapas, issued in Mexico by Benito Juárez. D.S. 1 leaf oversize. (Paniagua).
Folder 14
1871, May 1. Copy of an announcement of the defeat of the forces of the Juchitecos with the death of the leader Juan Gómez by government troops, issued in Tuxtla Gutiérrez by the Secretaría General of Chiapas. D. 1 leaf 4º. (Paniagua).
Folder 15
1972, Jan 9. Rules of the Junta Inspectora of the Feria de la Paz en San Cristóbal, issued by José A. Velasco y Martínez. Naming and duties of officers, procedure of meetings, purpose of the group in promoting the fair and the forming of a women's auxiliary are covered. D.S. 8 leaves 8º. (Paniagua).
Folder 16
1873, Oct 14. Appointment of Flavio Paniagua to the position of Protector de Indigenas issued in San Cristóbal de Las Casas by José Pantaleon Dominguez. Unsusual colored seal. D.S. 2 leaves oversize. (Paniagua).
Folder 17
1874, Apr 13-20. Documents originating with the city council of San Bartolomé, of which José María Gordillo is president, relating to the establishment of the Department of San Bartolomé from the previous Partidos of San Bartolomé. Ds. S. 4 leaves 4º. (Paniagua).
Folder 18
1876, Dec 28. Record of government loan in the amount of 150.40 pesos made by Blas Antonio Cancino in San Cristóbal de Las Casas. D.S. 1 leaf 4º. (Paniagua).
Folder 19
1878, Dec 31-1879, Feb 3. Documents issued in San Cristóba de Las Casas in which Flavio Paniagua is appointed to the chair of Universal History and Political Economy at the Instituto Literario y Científico del Estado de Chiapas. Unusual colored seal. D.S. 2 leaves 4º; 2 leaves oversize. (Paniagua).
Folder 20
1880, Oct 23. Appointment of Flavio Paniagua as interim head of the office of finance of Chiapas, issued in Mexico by Porfirio Díaz and acknowledged in San Cristóbal de Las Casas. D.S. 2 leaves oversize. (Paniagua).
Folder 21
1884, June 20. Copy of part of the penal code for the state of Chiapas, dealing with the penalties for the theft of cattle. D.S. 1 leaf 4º. (MCG).
Folder 22
1894, July 14-16-1896, July 12. Lists of candidates elected in Chiapas to posts ranging from president of the republic to governor of the state, deputies of the nation and statecongresses and judges of the Supreme Court. D. 4 leaves 4º. (Paniagua).
Folder 23
1895. May 22. Statement by a group of men from San Cristóbal Las Casas endorsing Porfirio Díaz as president and Francisco Leon as vice-president of Mexico. D. 1 leaf 4º. (Paniagua).
Folder 24
1896, Jan 6. Appointment of Flavio Paniagua as Fiscal del Tribunal de Justicia del Estado, issued in Tuxtla Gutiérrez by the governor of Chiapas Francisco León. D.S. 2 leaves oversize. (Paniagua).
Folder 25
1896. List of the judges in Chiapas and members of the city council of San Cristóbal. D. 1 leaf 8º. (Paniagua).
Folder 26
1896. Report on the city of San cristóbal and Department of Las Casas covering its history, populations, languages spoken, geography, rivers and streams, ruins, notable events, churches, road system, haciendas, schools and students, climate, agriculture and industry, and prevalent diseases. D. 12 leaves. (Amram 1939).
Folder 27
1897; 1898, n.d. Lists of diputies to the local legislature and judges of Chiapas. d. 4 leaves 4º. (Paniagua).
Folder 28
1897, May 24; Oct 31. Two certificates or contracts of labor service issued in San Cristóbal. Victoriano López acknowledges a debt of 115 pesos to José A. Velasco, hijo, and agrees to work 5 years. Dominga Chilón work indefinitely to pay a debt of 20 pesos to Sra. Macrina Ramírez Velasco. Ds.S. 2 leaves 4º. (Amram 1949).
Folder 29
1898, Jan 11. Appointment of Flavio Paniagua as Procurador General de Justicia, issued in Tuxtla Gutiérrez by the Governor of Chiapas Francisco León. D.S. 2 leaves oversize. (Paniagua).
Folder 30
1909, June 14. Answer from the Secretaría de Estado and the Estación Agrícola Central of San Cristóbal Las Casas to José A. Velasco, hijo, concerning the eradication of ticks on cattle. The life cycle of ticks, treatment for the parasites and means of exterminating them are discussed. T.D.S. 4 leaves 4º. (Paniagua).
Folder 31
1916, Mar 10. Letter to José A. Velasco from the office of the governor of Chiapas in Tuxtla Gutiérrez promising severe punishment for cattle rustling. T.D.S. 1 leaf 4º. (Paniagua).
Folder 32
1923, June 29-July 31. Documents related to a claim made by the Indians of Totolapa to the Comision Local Agraria of Chiapas for restitution of communal land taken over by certain landholders. One of them, José A. Velasco, hijo, owner of the Hacienda San Joaquín, denies the claims and presents proof of his legal ownership, which is recognized by the government. T.D.S. 20 leaves 4º. (Amram 1939).
Folder 33
1880-1899. Collection of documents relating to the legal practice of Flavio A. Paniagua including letters addressed to him regarding certain cases and a draft of a decision, apparently by him, in a criminal case. Documents were found in the pages of the newspaper Guardia Nacional de Chiapas. Ds. S. 6 leaves. (Paniagua).
II. Printed Ephemera, 1770-1927.
Documents of printed ephemera contain much information about the politics and governemnt of Chiapas in the years following independence, about pronunciamientos, revolts, military actions, laws, public announcements, election, statistics, and taxes. Some documents deal with schools and education and also with hospitals and haciendas. There are a number of issues of newspapers, particularly those relating to Bishop Orozco and his controversy with the people of Tuxtla Gutiérrez.
Box 5
Folder 1
1769, Oct3. Incomplete printed order from the King of Spain for the collection of copies of a certain printed or manuscript Breve in favor of the Jesuits which begins "Coelestium". 6 leaves 4º. (Amram 1949).
Folder 2
1770, Apr 16. Printed Real Resolución from the King of Spain ordering that measures proposed by the Archbishop of Mexico for the purposes of suppresing native languages and speaking only Castillian be observed. 6 leves 4º. (Amram 1949).
Folder 3
1789, Mar 22. Real Cédula from the King od Spain which declares that cases involving the principal and interest of Capellanías and Obras Pías be heard by Justicias Reales rather than by ecclesiastical judges. 4 leaves 4º. (Aram 1949).
Folder 4
1813, Nov 6. Facsimile copy of the Declaration of Independence from Spanish rule issued by the Congreso de Anáhuac in Chilpancingo. 1 leaf oversize. (Paniagua).
Folder 5
1814, Dec 7. Document in Latin which records the examination in philosophy given to Vincentius Diez at the Convent of St. Francis in Guatemala City. 1 leaf oversize. (Paniagua).
Folder 6
1821, May 20. Copy of the articles of agreement concerning the disposition of troops agreed to in Valladolid by Agustin de Iturbide and Manuel Rodríguez de Cela, Liutenant Colonel of the Regiment of Barcelona. 1 leaf 4º. (Paniagua).
Folder 7
1821, Sept 15. Document which proclaims the independence of Guatemala from Spain and outlines the steps to be followed in organizing the new government. Issued by Gavino Gainza who is to continue as Gefe Politico. 2 leaves 4º. (Paniagua).
Folder 8
1821, Oct 8. Copy of the Act of Independence from Spanish rule declared by the Junta Suprema del Imperio in Mexico. 2 leaves 4º. (Paniagua).
Folder 9
1824, Sept 28. Address made before the Soberano Congreso in Mexico by José Vicente Rodríguez on the reasons why the district of Tehuantepec should remain part of the state of Oaxaca. 2 leaves 8º. (Amram 1949).
Folder 10
1826, "Observaciones que hace la Iglesia Catedral del Estado de Chiapas" in oppositions given the representative in Rome by the Senate of the Mexican Republic. 30 pages. (Paniagua).
Folder 11
1828, Sept 19. Endorsement by the municipality of the capital of Chiapas of Vicente Guerrero and Anastacio Bustamante as president and vice-president of Mexico. 1 leaf 4º. (Paniagua).
Folder 12
1829, Jan 27. Broadside issued in Ciudad Real calling for cessation of rivalries throughout the country following the heroic pronunciamiento. 1 leaf 4º. (Amram 1949).
Folder 13
1829, Mar 1. Broadside issued in the Capital de Chiapas by Juan de Velasco y Martinez, provisor and interim governor of the diocese, in which the provisions of a bull of the Santa Cruzada issued in 1822 conceding the dispensation to eat meat on Friday is reaffirmed. 1 leaf 4º. (Amram 1949).
Folder 14
1829, Dec 8. Broadside issued in San Cristóbal by the governor of Chiapas José Diego Lara, informing the citizens of the state that all measures will be taken to prevent support for the pronunciamiento in Campeche in favor of a República Central. 1 leaf 4º. (Amram 1949).
Folder 15
1829. Broadside printed in San Cristóbal from "Un cívico a sus compatriotas" exhorting them to join the civil militia to fight against the usurpers of independence. 1 leaf 8º. (Paniagua).
Folder 16
1830, Apr 5. Broadside issued by José Ignacio Gutiérrezz, commander general of Chiapas, to his officers and trops upon the occasion of assuming command. 1 leaf 4º. (PAniagua).
Folder 17
1830, Sept 10. Message issued in San Cristóbal by the Congress of Chiapas to the people of the state with a review of the fall from power of the masonic influence after the pronuncement of the "Plan de Jalapa", adopted in Chiapas, and of the present situation with a military government which will assure tranquility and prosperity. 2 leaves 4º. (Paniagua).
Folder 18
1831, Feb 16. Broadside issued in San Cristóbal by the governor of Chiapas, José Ignacio Gutiérrez, announcing to the citizens the imprisonment of [Vicente] Guerrero and the end of civil war. 1 leaf 4º. (Paniagua).
Folder 19
1831, Feb 28 and June 25. Document printed in San Cristóbal relating to the appointment of Fray Luis García as bishop of Chiapas. 1 leaf 4º. (Paniagua).
Folder 20
1831, Aug 29. Copies of an announcement printed in San Cristóbal of a decree of the Congress of Chiapas prohibiting all secret societies; those convicted of being Freemasons will be expelled from the state; citizens will be rewarded for denouncing offenders. 2 leaves 4º. (Paniagua).
Folder 21
1831, Oct 10. Broadside issued by Fray Luis García, Bishop of Chiapas, in which a French publication "Profesión de Fé de de la Iglesia Católica Francesa, precidida de la Iglesia Romana, o de la Educación anti-nacional de los semenarios" [sic] is prohibited and all copies are ordered surrendered. 1 leaf oversize. (Paniagua).
Folder 22
1831, Oct 29. Broadside issued in San Cristóbal by the governor of Chiapas José Ignacio Gutiérrez warning the citizens of the state of the strong measures that will be taken to put down any revolutionary activity. 1 leaf 4º. (Amram 1949).
Folder 23
1833, Jan 12. Documents in which the military leaders of the state of Chiapas recognize Manuel Gomez Pedraza as the new president of Mexico after a pronunciamineto and announce the ceremonies at which the military will swear allegiance to the constitution and government. 1 leaf 4º. (Paniagua).
Folder 24
1833, July 19. Supplement to the newspaper Iris de Chiapas (numero 45) in which Gerónimo Cardona recounts the events in which President Antonio López de Santa Anna was imprisoned by [Mariano] Arista and Durán. 2 leaves. (Paniagua).
Folder 25
1833, Nov. 27 Pronunciamiento made in San Cristóbal in support of the privileges of the Church and army and in opposition to the Yorkinos (Freemasons), who presently govern. 1 leaf 4º. (Paniagua).
Folder 26
1834, May 19. Message from the governor of Chiapas, Joaquín Miguel Gutiérrez, in Tuxtla, to the citizens of the state concerning the expulsion of the bishop for failure to obey the law of December 17 enacted by the Soberano Congreso. 1 leaf oversize. (Paniagua).
Folder 27
1834, June 1. Document addressed to Presbítero Manuel de T. Robles from Joaquín Miguel Gutiérrez in Tuxtla urging unity between the clergy and the state. 2 leaves 8º. (Paniagua).
Folder 28
1835. Prospectus for the publication of an official newspaper for the state of Chiapas, to be titled El Triunfo de la Justicia. 1 leaf 8º. (Paniagua).
Folder 29
1837, Oct 12. Document titled "Necrología", written in San Cristóbal in praise and memory of Lic. José María Ortiz by a friend G.T. 1 leaf 4º. (Paniagua).
Folder 30
1838, June 8, 12, 15. Broadsides issued in San Cristóbal by José María Sandoval, governor of Chiapas, announcing the victory on June 8 of Comandante Igancio Barberena over the enemy, which include Joaquín Gutiérrez, who has been killed. Also included is a lengthy description of the battle by Barberena. 4 leaves 4º. (Paniagua).
Folder 31
1841, May 15 and 17. Two copies of a report by Igancio Barberena on the military action taken by the troops of the Supremo Gobierno at Comitán and the retreat of Jan Pablo Anaya. Included is a chart of enemy losses, as well as a sonnet to Barberena. 5 leaves 4º. (Paniagua).
Folder 32
1841, Sept 18. Invitation addressed to Lic. José Armendariz to attend the blessing of the Templo de Nuestra Señora de la Mercd in San Cristóbal. 2 leaves 8º. (Paniagua).
Folder 33
1847, July 25-1848, July 23. Supplement to the newspaper of San Cristóbal, Noticioso, which gives statistics on land for which titles have been issued by the government of Chiapas, with names of lands and owners, number of caballerias, value, office, clerk, date and name of surveyor. 12 leaves oversize. (Amram 1949).
Folder 34
1848. Pamphlet printed in Tabasco but written by "Un Católico Chiapaneco" and titled "Tolerancia al alcance de los que no tienen estudios: Diálogo sobre tolerancia de cultos entre Tio Diego y Procopio el Payo" in which a conversation between two humble people brings out the dangers of tolerance toward non-Catholics. 16 pages. (Paniagua).
Folder 35
n.d. [early 19th century]. Paper printed in Guatemala, signed F.G.P. and addressed to the Chiapeños, urging that Chiapas not be part of Mexico but remain with Guatemala. 1 leaf 4º. (Paniagua)
Folder 36
n.d. [early 19th century]. Chart drawn up to facilitate the election of deputies to the Cortes from the Province of Guatemala showing the various districts and towns. Similar to the documents in Box 3, Folder 3. 1 leaf oversize. (Paniagua).
Folder 37
n.d. [early 19th century]. Invitations to Provisor Juan Velasco y Martínez to a religious celebration in thanksgiving for a military victory and the Constitution of the Republic, in which the image of Mary title Caridad will be taken in procession and masses sung. 2 leaves 8º. (Amram 1949).
Box 6
Folder 1
1855, Oct 15. Report on the state of the Seminario de Chiapas submitted by the rector to the bishop. Included is a list of the classes, the names of the students, their grades, and those receiving prizes. 14 pages. (Paniagua).
Folder 2
1855. Third pastoral letter of the Bishop of Chiapas, Carlos María Colina y Rubio, in which he sets forth the dogma of the immaculate conception of Mary. 47 pages. (Paniagua).
Folder 3
1856, Jan 18. Fourth pastoral letter of the Bishop of Chiapas Carlos María Colina y Rubio, in which he speaks of ecclessiatical fuero. 13 pages. (Paniagua).
Folder 4
1856, June 8. Fifth pastoral letter of the Bishop of Chiapas Carlos María Colina y Rubio, in which he speaks of the independence, sovereignty and freedom of the church. 18 pages. (Paniagua).
Folder 5
1856, July 24. Document from the governor of Chiapas, Angel Albino Corzo, to the federal government asking for the revocation of the appointments of Juan Pablo Franco and Clemente Francisco Robles as district judge and promotor fiscal. 14 pages. (Amram 1949.)
Folder 6
1856, Nov 12. Seventh pastoral letter of the Bishop of Chiapas Carlos María Colina y Rubio, about the right of bishops to issue pastoral letters. 18 pages. (Paniagua).
Folder 7
1857, May 15. Document in which the governor of Chiapas, Angel Albino Corzo, convenes an extraordinary session of congress for the purpose of electing deputies and a governor. Election process is outlined. 9 pages. (Paniagua).
Folder 8
n.d.[mid-19th century]. Loose pages from a publication which outlines the responsibilities of the staff and administration of an unnamed institute in Chiapas. 8 pages. (Paniagua).
Folder 9
n.d. [mid-19th century]. Loose pages from the Periódico Oficial of Chiapas with statistics on the fincas, the owners, and values for tax purposes. 29 leaves oversize. (Amram 1949).
Folder 10
n.d. [mid-19th century]. Document no. 47 isued by the Secretary General of the state of Chiapas listing, and rancherias, in their corresponding municipalities. 1 leaf, 4º. (Amram 1949).
Folder 11
1863, May 2; 1870, Jan 15. El espíritu del siglo. Periódico Oficial del gobierno del estado libre y soberano de Chiapas. Tomo 2, num. 18, and Tomo 5, num. 70. 8 pages. (Amram 1949).
Folder 12
1863, Aug 22. "Boletin de Noticias", no.1, issued in San Crsitóbal by Martín Quezada, announcing the victory of the forces of General Juan Ortega over Comandante Coronel Miguel María Balcázar. 1 leaf 4º. (Amram 1949).
Folder 13
1863, Aug 26. Proclamation issued in San Cristóbal by Comandante Miguel Raull declaring General Juan Ortega to be the governor of Chiapas. 1 leaf 4º. (Amram 1949).
Folder 14
1863, Aug 27. Decree from Juan Ortega, governor of Chiapas, listing his appointments to various offices announced by Martín Quezada. 1 leaf 4º (Amram 1949).
Folder 15
1864, Jan 17. Announcement titled "El sitio de Ciudad Real Num.1. Noticias de la Campaña", about the victory of the imperial forces in defending the fort Maximiliano (Convento de Santo Domingo) in Ciudad Real. 1 leaf 4º. (Amram 1949).
Folder 16
1867, Aug 20. Speech given by Carlos María Bravo in Tonalá in celebration of peace in the Republic and praise of Benito Juárez. The name Flavio Paniaguua is on the cover. 5 pages. (Paniagua).
Folder 17
1874, Nov 30. Chart which lists the classes, teachers, students and grades in the Instituto Literario del Estado de Chiapas; Flavio A. Paniagua is among the teachers. 1 leaf oversize. (Paniagua).
Folder 18
1875, Dec 11. Supplement to El espíritu del siglo of San Cristóbal Las Casas in which the acknowledgement by the president of Mexico, Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada, that Lic. Moises Rojas has assumed the position of governor of Chiapas is published. 1 leaf 4º. (Amram 1949).
Folder 19
1877, Mar 22. Supplement to number 5 of El Radical published in San Juan Bautista of Tabasco which contains a letter from a resident of San Cristóbal complaining that the newspaper of Chiapas have as their main purpose to praise the governor, Sr. Escobar, while General Julian Grajales is more worthy. 1 leaf 4º. (Amram 1949).
Folder 20
1878, July 15. Pastoral letter from the bishop of Chiapas, German A, Villalvaso, which contains the first encyclical of Pope Leo XIII. 22 pages. (Paniagua).
Folder 21
1880, Sept 24. Pamphlet which includes several documents in support of the Mercedarians' dispute with the bishop about giving him their silver and sacred vases. 12 pages. (Paniagua).
Folder 22
1883, Jan 22. "Ley Orgánica" of articles 101 and 102 of the federal constitution of 1857, which relate to the justice system in cases of amparo and are reprinted on orders from the government. 16 pages. (Amram 1939).
Folder 23
1883, May 9. "Document No. 76", issued by the Secretaría of the state of Chiapas, which lists the state's revenues and expeditures for the years 1881 and 1882 and shows a balance of $112.30. 1 leaf oversize. (Paniagua).
Folder 24
1883, May 20. "Document No. 39", issued by the Secretaría of the state of Chiapas with statistics on the number of patients who entered the Hospital of San Cristóbal, the number who left, the number who died, and types of diseases. 1 leaf oversize. (Paniagua).
Folder 25
1883, May 22. Decree issued by the governor of Chiapas, Miguel Utrilla, which sets forth the taxes which are to go into the federal treasury, the two classes being import and export taxes and taxes on services, rents, etc. 2 leaves 4º. (Aram 1939).
Folder 26
1883, May 24. Circular issues from the office of the Secretary of State of Chiapas clarifying doubts about the replacement of old money with new nickel money. 1 leaf 4º. (Amram 1939).
Folder 27
1883, May 31. Decree issued by the governor of Chiapas, Miguel Utrilla, which sets forth the articles of an agreement between Mexico and Guatemala settling a boundary dispute involving Chiapas. 2 copies, 6 pages. (Amram 1939).
Folder 28
1883, May 31. Decree issued by the governor of Chiapas, Miguel Utrilla, which revises Article 7 of the federal constitution in regard to freedom of the press and from prior censorship, as agreed to by the majority of the senators and deputies, who are named. 2 leaves 4º. (Amram 1939).
Folder 29
1883, June 20. Document No. 56 issued by the Secretaria of the state of Chiapas which lists in chart form the number of the various types of workshops or crafts in towns throughout Chiapas. 1 leaf 4º. (Paniagua).
Folder 30
1883, June 29, 30. Documents Nos. 70-73 issued by the Secretaria of the state of Chiapas about the Instituto de Ciencias y Artes del Estado, mentioning classes, texts, finances, and including a general statement on the school. 5 leaves 4º. (Paniagua).
Folder 31
1883, June 30. Document No. 59 issued by the committees of the III Congreso de Chiapas in which they support the proposed reform of the federal Constitution abolishing the alcabala and interior customs throughout the Republic. 1 leaf 4º. (Paniagua).
Folder 32
1883, June 30. Document No. 42 issued by Secretaria of the state of Chiapas with statistic on the number of patients who enteres the "Casa de Caridad" of Tuxtla Gutiérrez, the number who left, the number who died and types of diseases. 1 leaf oversize. (Paniagua).
Folder 33
1883, June 30. Document Nos. 34-36 issued by Secretaria of the state of Chiapas concerning the Hospital de San Juan de Dios in San Cristóbal, on the building of the pharmacy, finances, and patient' statistics. 4 leaves 4º. (Paniagua).
Folder 34
1883, June 30, July 1. Documents Nos. 40, 41, 43, and 44 issued by Secretaria of the state of Chiapas which show credits and debits for the hospitals in Tuxtla Gutiérrez and Comitán. 4 leaves 4º. (Paniagua).
Folder 35
1883, July 5. Decree of the Congress of the Union which sets forth by which the national debt may be arranged. It has been issued by Miguel Utrilla, governor of Chiapas. 1 leaf 4º. (Amram 1939).
Folder 36
1883, July 16. Decree issued by Migel Utrilla, governor of Chiapas, in which the president of Mexico, Manuel Gonzalez, announces a plan to organize the general statistics of the Republic into 13 categories. 8 leaves 4º. (Amram).
Folder 37
1883, July 27. Decree issued by Miguel Utrilla, governor of Chiapas, which declares that the courses which the youth Angel Castellanos took in the defunct Liceo Popular de Comitan are valid. 1 leaf 4º. (Amram 1939).
Folder 38
1883, Aug 13. Documents Nos. 65 and 66 issued by Secretaria of the state of Chiapas which lists amounts in gifts or interest voluntarily given by the persons named in support of the defunct Liceo Popular of Comitan. 1 leaf 4º; 1 leaf oversize. (Paniagua).
Folder 39
1883, Sept 10. Document No. 69 issued by Secretaria of the state of Chiapas in which the number of the public and private schools for both sexes is listed, along with the number of students attending. 1 leaf 4º. (Paniagua).
Folder 40
1883, Oct 12. Document No. 47 issued by Secretaria of the state of Chiapas concerning construction on the road from San Cristóbal to the wharf of the Rio Grijalva, which details on the climate, products and language of the places through which the road pases. 1 leaf 4º. (Paniagua).
Folder 41
1883, OCt 15. Decree issued by Miguel Utrilla, governor of Chiapas, reiterating a decree from the Congreso Constitucional calling for the elections an assistant deputy in the second district of Chiapas. 1 leaf 4º. (Amram 1939).
Folder 42
1883, Nov 16. Documents Nos. 80 and 81 issued by Secretaria of the state of Chiapas with an inventory of the various types of armaments in the departments of Chiapas. 1 leaf 4º; 1 leaf oversize. (Paniagua).
Folder 43
n.d. [ca. 1883]. Documents Nos. 49 and 50, in which Emiliano Rabasa, Manuel E. Ruiz and Federico Larrainzar address the deputies with their opinion in favor of a proposed tax of service, called the prestación, to be levied on all males from 16 to 60 years of age. 7 leaves 4º. (Paniagua).
Folder 44
n.d.[ca 1883]. Document No. 51. A speech in which Federico Larrainzar addresses the deputies, proposing the sale of certain state property to help for construction of a palacio de poderes. 1 leaf 4º. (Paniagua).
Folder 45
n.d [ca.1883]. Document nO. 60. A speech by Deputy Federico Larrainzar to other deputies onthe suppression of the alcabalas. 1 leaf 4º. (Paniagua).
Folder 46
n.d. [ca. 1883] Document No. 62. Speech by Deputy Federico Larrainzar to other deputies recommending a proposed law governing primary education. 3 leaves 4º. (Paniagua).
Folder 47
n.d.[ca.1883]. Document No. 63. Speech by Deputy Octaviano Robles approving the plan of governor Miguel Utrilla for the Instituto de Ciencias y Artes in Chiapas. 2 leaves 4º. (Paniagua).
Folder 48
n.d.[ca.1883]. Document No. 77. Opinion of the Comision de Presupuestos of the 12th Congreso with recommendations on the taxes needed to amass sufficient revenue. 2 leaves 4º. (Paniagua).
Folder 49
n.d.[ca.1883]. Document No. 78. Speech by Deputy Federico Larrainzar before Congress recommending the adoption of the budget of expeditures. 3 leaves 4º. (Paniagua).
Folder 50
n.d. [ca.1883] Document No.79. A speech by Deputy Federico Larrainzar before Congress recommending the adoption of the budget of revenues from taxation. 3 leaves 4º. (Paniagua).
Box 7
Folder 1
1884, Jan 28-June 22. Collection of federal laws dealing with various fiscal matters, imports, taxes, nickel money, etc. including a pamphlet listing the taxes on specific items. These laws have been published in Chiapas as ordered by the Governor. 22 leaves 4º; 12 leaves 8º. (Amram 1939).
Folder 2
1885, Sep 16. Speech by governor Jose Maria Ramirez before the Congress of Chiapas on the general situation in the state, which is described in optimistic terms. He mentions the participation of Chiapas in the Exposicion Universal in New Orleans. 2 leaves 4º. (Paniagua).
Folder 3
1885, Sept 16. Response to the above speech by Ramirez made by the President of the Legislature, Mariano Balboa. 1 lef 4º. (Paniagua).
Folder 4
[1885]. Collection of speeches delivered before the 14th Legislature of the state of Chiapas in both ordinary and special sessions by the governor, Jose Maria Ramirez, the President of the Legislature, and by the interim governor, Adrian Culebro. 20 leaves 4º. (Paniagua).
Folder 5
1886. May 31. Third pastoral letter of Miguel Mariano Luque y Ayerdi, Bishop of Chiapas, which includes an encyclical by Pope Leo XIII. 72 pages. (Paniagua).
Folder 6
1887, May-June. Pages 3 and 4 of the Periodico Oficial of Chiapas which contains an account by Teofilo Grantes of the death of Joaquin Miguel Gutierrez in 1838. 2 pages. (Paniagua).
Folder 7
1888, Sept 13. Broadside in red, green and white tissue paper anuoncing a patriotic celebration in San Cristóbal in honor of Mexican Independence. 1 leaf oversize. (Matilda Geddings Gray).
Folder 8
n.d. [c.a. 1888] Fourth pastoral letter of Miguel Mariano Luque y Ayerdi, Bishop of Chiapas, relative to the approaching coronation of the Virgin of Guadalupe. 24 pages. (Paniagua).
Folder 9
1889, July 10. Chart ordered compiled by Governor of Chiapas, Manuel Carrascosas, which lists the towns of the state and the distances between them and the capital. Very fragile. 1 leaf oversize. (Amarm 1949).
Folder 10
1890, Apr 15. Charts which show the number and names of fincas rústicas in various departments throughout Chiapas, with name of owner, value of property and tax each 4 months. 18 leaves oversize. (Amram 1949).
Folder 11
1890, July 25. Tomo VII, Num. 39 of the Periódico Oficial of Chiapas. Contains a list of the books in the Biblioteca del Instituto de Ciencias y Artes, their authors and number of volumes. 4 pages oversize. (Amram 1949).
Folder 12
1890, Sept 1. "Reglamento del Casino de Chiapas" Rules for the establishment of a private club. 8 pages. (Paniagua).
Folder 13
1892, Jan 12. Pamphlet in which Rosario Hernandez refutes the statement made by the ex-treasurer general of the state the previous December. 14 pages. (Amram 1949).
Folder 14
1893, May 1. Broadside in which the city council of Tuxtla Gutiérrez announces the sale of public land. Five hectares will be given free to the head of poor families. Those who are occupying the land who are not poor must pay a certain amount. 1 leaf oversize. (Amram 1949).
Folder 15
1898, May 15. Public announcement in which the widow of José Diego Dugelay protest the legal measures which have separated her from her daughters, deprived her of her legal rights and brought about the sale of a finca which was the inheritance of her daughters. 1 leaf oversize. (Paniagua).
Folder 16
1899, Dec 19. Edict issued by the Bishop of Chiapas, Miguel Mariano Luque y Ayerdi. in San Cristóbal, which announces a special indulgence by Pope Leo XIII regarding fasting and abstinence in behalf of Latin America. 1 leaf oversize. (Amram 1949).
Folder 17
n.d. [19th century]. Document which provides statistics on the route between San Cristóbal Las Casas and Salto del Agua via Chilón. 1 leaf 8º. (Paniagua).
Folder 18
1902, Sept 2. Invitation by the company of the Ferrocarril Pan-Americano to an inaugural ride covering the first 50 kilimeters constructed, between Puerto Arista and Aurora. 1 leaf 8º. (Paniagua).
Folder 19
1903, Sept 24. Edict by the Bishop of Chiapas, Francisco Orozco y Jimenez, calling for special religious celebration on October 12 in honor of Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe. 8 pages. (Amram 1949)
Folder 20
1903, July 18. Collection of documents in memory of Benito Juárez including the program for ceremonies commemorating his death, arranged by the Club Liberal "Benito Juárez" in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, a poem and an essay about Juárez by Guillermo Prieto. 31 pages. (Paniagua).
Folder 21
1904, July 18. Booklet titled "Juárez", published in accord with the Club Benito Juárez of Tuxtla Gutiérrez by Enrique Santibañez, who reviews the history of the church in Mexico up to the time of Juárez. 49 pages. (Paniagua).
Folder 22
1904, July 18. Another copy of the booklet "Juárez". (Paniagua).
Folder 23
1905, Sept 27. Invitation to the weeding of María Josefa and Arturo, the children of José Antonio Velasco, Macrina Ramírez, Abraham Aguilar and Joaquina Ruiz, to take place in San Cristóbal Las Casas. 1 leaf 4º. (Paniagua).
Folder 24
1905, Oct 22. "Manifiesto" in which a German miller, Augusto F. Mix, makes a public statement to clear his name. Includes an order by the Superior Tribunal of the State which has released him from prison because of false charges. 1 leaf oversize. (Paniagua).
Folder 25
1907, Sept 8. Sixth pastoral letter by Francisco Orozco y Jiménez, Bishop of Chiapas, in which he speaks of the past history of the church in Chiapas and of his planned trip to Rome. 24 pages. (Paniagua).
Box 8
Folder 1
1908, May 8. Publication of the First Synod of the Diocese of Chiapas, which includes messages from Francisco Orozco y Jiménez, Bishop, a letter from the Pope, historical notes on the diocese, a list of officers and priests, and other ecclesistical matters. 56 pages. (Paniagua).
Folder 2
1909, Feb 25. Argument presented before the Corte Suprema de justicia de la Nación, in Mexico City, by Jesús Matínez Rojas. He seeks to reverse a decision by the Segunda Sala del Tribunal Superior of Chiapas which has declared the finca "Chempil", bought by Carlos Z. Flores and Martin Morales, to be part of a larger finca "Jayochen". The latter finca has been occupied and used by Indians who could not be dispossessed of the land. Licenciado Flavio Paniagua plays a role in the proceedings. 33 pages. (Paniagua).
Folder 3
1909, Mar 8-Apr 25. Argument presented before the Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación in Mexico City by Jesús MArtínez Rojas, who tries to reverse a decision of the local judge of Comitán in a case involving the sale of land co-owned by Francisco Guillén Argüello without his consent. 10 pages. (Paniagua).
Folder 4
1911, Apr 15, May 15. Año IV, No. 4 and 5 of the periodical Chiapas y Mexico Revista Mensual Ilustrada. Contains articles on political events and of general interest, poetry, biography and news relating to women. 40 pages. (Amram 1949).
Folder 5
1911, July 10. Broadside published in San Cristóbal denuouncing a claim made in El Imparcial of Mexico City that the Bishop of Chiapas, Francisco Orozco y Jiménez, had joined the revolution leading the Indians of Chamula. 1 leaf oversize. (Amram 1949).
Folder 6
1911, Nov 19. Open letter from T. Castillo Corzo in Tuxtla Gutiérrez to the Bishop of Chiapas, Francisco Orozco y Jiménez, accusing him of backing a recent uprising and publishing various papers insulting to the writer, with the warning that the Bishop will have to answer certain charges. 1 leaf 4º. (Amram 1949).
Folder 7
1912, Oct 13. Interdict in the form of a broadside issued by Francisco Orozco y Jiménez, Bishop of Chiapas, against the people of Tuxtla Gutiérrez, to be in effect for one year because of their hostility toward him and an attempt on his life. (Amram 1949).
Folder 8
1916, June 23. Broadside issued by commander H. Alvaro Obregón for all revolutionaries to join the national forces in defense of Mexico against the United States. 1 leaf 4º. (Amram 1949).
Folder 9
1916, Sept 3. Año 1, No. 33 of La revolución, a newspaper of the Guatemalan revolution published in Mexico. The revolution is defended and a devastating explosion in the customs house of Tapachula, Mexico, is described. 2 leaves oversize. (Amram 1949).
Folder 10
1917. Pages 3-6 of the Periodico Oficial of the state of Chiapas. 4 pages. (Amram 1949).
Folder 11
1917, Mar 15; May 6. One page of the newspaper Chiapas Nuevo published in Tuxtla Gutiérrez with attached clipping and typewritten sheet with clarification on agrarian legislation. 3 leaves oversize. (Amram 1949).
Folder 12
1917, May 10. Parts of several issues of Chiapas Nuevo, published in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, and other papers which have sections dealing with agrarian legislation. 7 leaves oversize. (Amram 1949).
Folder 13
1919, Apr 10. Año 1, no. 5 of La Gaceta de Las Casas, a newspaper published in San Cristóbal. 4 pages. (Amram 1949).
Folder 14
1919, July 27. Tomo I, no. 16 of El Libertador (Segunda Epoca), a newspaper published in Chiapa de Corso. 4 pages. (Amram 1949).
Folder 15
1920, May 25. Año 11, no. 2 of Reconstrucción Nacional, a newspaper published in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, with mention of the assassination of Venustiano Carranza. 1 leaf oversize. (Paniagua).
Folder 16
1921, Aug 28. Tomo I, no. 1 of a periodical, Chiapas, Revista Mensual Ilustrada, published in Mexico City by students from Chiapas. Contains articles on the independence of Chiapas, articles of general interest, a literary section with poetry and a fragment of the novel Adela by Ranulfo Penagos. 16 pages. (Amram 1949).
Folder 17
1922, June 5. Public statement made in San Cristóbal Las Casas by Rafael Suárez of the Partido Revolucinario Chiapaneco clarifying various points about the party appearing in the publication El Festival del Voto. 2 copies. 2 leaves 4º. (Paniagua).
Folder 18
1922, June 20, 21. Two similar extras to El Festival del Voto which contain statements by César Martínez R. Challenging the candidacies of Rafael Grajales and Genaro Ruíz de Chávez for the positions of deputy and alternate to the federal congress for an "imaginary" party. 2 leaves oversize.
Folder 19
1922, June 25. Año 1, no. 10 of El Festival del Voto, the publication of the Liga "Pro Patria" which contains the manifesto of the party's candidate Cesar Martinez Rojas. 1 leaf oversize. (Paniagua).
Folder 20
1922, July 4. Extra of El Festival del Voto, published in San Cristóbal Las Casas, in which Cesar Martínez Rojas of the party "Pro Patria" is announced as winner in the election for deputy. The vote in towns of the second electoral district is given. 1 leaf oversize. (Paniagua).
Folder 21
1922, July 8. Announcement by the Electoral College of the results of the election for deputy and alternate for the second electoral district of Chiapas. 1 leaf 4º. (Paniagua).
Folder 22
1992, July 15. Año 1, no. 8 of Voz Juvenil, Periodico Catolico, p8blished in San Cristóbal Las Casas. Contains news and ideas about the city and country, political and relifious opinion and a short story. 6 pages. (Amram 1949).
Folder 23
1922, July 22. Public statement of thanks by Cesar MArtinez Rojas in San Cristóbal Las Casas following his election as deputy in Mexico as representative of the Pro Patria party. 1 leaf 4º. (Paniagua).
Folder 24
1922, July. Hoja suelta addressed to the citizens of San Cristóbal in which two candidates, Guadalupe Coello Lara and Lauro Castro, are proposed for the positions of deputy and alternate to the state congress. 1 leaf oversize. (Paniagua).
Folder 25
1922, Aug 2. Public statement for the citizens of San Crsitóbal Las Casas in which Lauro Castro declines the honor of running for the position s of alternate deputy of the state congress. 1 leaf 4º. (Paniagua).
Folder 26
1922, Aug 3. Hoja suelta addressed to the citizens of San Cristóbal Las Casas in which G. Coello Lara with reluctance agrees to be and independent candidate for the position of deputy to the state congress. 1 leaf 4º. (Paniagua).
Folder 27
1922, Aug 26. Public statement for the citizens of San Cristóbal Las Casas in which G, Coello Lara, because of the discord surrounding his campaign, withdraws as candidate for the position of deputy to the state congress. 1 leaf oversize. (Paniagua).
Folder 28
1922, Aug 28. Hoja suelta issued as an extra to Justicia in San Cristóbal Las Casas in which the withdrawal of Guadalupe Coello Lara as a candidate for deputy of the state congress is considered cowardly desertion. 1 leaf oversize. (Paniagua).
Folder 29
1925, Jan 1. Decree No. 3 issued in Tuxtla Gutiérrez by provisional Governor of Chiapas, César Córdova, which declares that in as much as legal municipal powers has not existed in December, all acts passed that month are invalid and new elections of Consejos Municipales must be held. 1 leaf oversize.
Folder 30
1925, Mar 11. Decree no. 20 issued in Tuxtla Gutiérrez by Provisional Governor of Chiapas Cesar Cordova calling for elections of state deputies and the state governor, under the specified conditions. 1 leaf oversize.
Folder 31
n.d. [20th century]. Envelope of the Gran Hotel Español in San Cristóbal Las Casas. (Paniagua).
III. Bound Volumes 1813-1911
The 44 bound volumes may be further sub-divided into the following sections:
1. Laws and decrees, 1813-1898.
a) Mostly of the state of Chiapas, with some federal laws, vols. 1-11.
b) Federal laws, vols. 12-16.
2. Actas and Memorias of the Chiapas Legislature and related documents, 1827-1900, vols. 17-25.
3. Statistics, 1840-1911.
a) Chiapas, vols. 16-19.
b) Mexican Republic, vol. 30.
4. Newspapers, clippings, pastoral letters and other documents, 1850-1911.
a) Chiapas, vols. 31-38.
b) Mexico, vols. 39-44.
It will be noted that while most of this material relate directly to Chiapas, a small pertains to Mexico as a whole. Such items are included in each category following the Chiapas items. Also, although there are only 41 different titles of bound volumes, duplicate copies bring the total to 44 volumes.
Box 9
Volume 1
Tomo I, 1813-1873. [Period actually covered 1823-1873]. Collection of laws and decreed from the state of Chiapas with the exception of a pastoral letter from the Bishop. Decrees deal with taxation, social services, epidemics, military affairs, alcohol distribution, and judicial reform, among others. Printed, but with 10 pages of manuscript. 400 pages. (Paniagua).
Box 10
Volume 2
Decretos de 1821-1822 a 1836. Collection of decrees from, despite the tile, 1831 to 1833 by the Chiapas state legislature, dealing with taxation, land tenure, the militia, election procedures, census taking and other statistics, anong many other subjects. Printed. 260 pages, (Paniagua).
Box 11
Volume 3
Decretos del Estado y Federal, Tomo II, 1873-1879. Collection of laws, decrees, and reports from various department of the state of Chiapas. Printed 220 pages, (Paniagua).
Box 12
Volume 5. Leyes-estatutos y documentos, 1881. Collection of federal and state laws on judicial and financial matters as well as the establishment of a scientific and literary institute in Chiapas. Printed, with some manuscripts. 136 pages. (Paniagua).
Volume 6
Decretos del Estado y Federal, Tomo -, 1883-1887. Collection of laws, decrees, and reports from various departments of the state of Chiapas as well as a plan for a Colegio de Niños. Printed. 182 pages. (Paniagua).
Volume 7
Decretos de Estado y Federal, Tomo _, 1887-1892. [1891]. Collection of laws, decrees, and reports from various department of the state of Chiapas. Printed. 200 pages. (Paniagua).
Box 13
Volume 8
Leyes, 1889 and 1885. The Penal Code for the state of Chiapas and a collection of laws relating to the civil register. Printed 208 pages. (Paniagua).
Volume 9
Decretos de Estado y Federal, Tomo _, 1891-1895. Collection of laws, decrees, and reports from the state government in Chiapas. Printed 200 pages. (Paniagua).
Volume 10
Decretos de Estado y Federal, 1891-1897. Collection of laws, decrees, and reports from various departments of the state of Chiapas. Printed. 150 pages. (Paniagua).
Volume 11
Constitución de Chiapas, 1898. Copy of the state constitution of Chiapas as well as other laws and decrees. Printed. 60 pages. (Paniagua).
Box 14
Volume 12
Federales, 1834-1842. Tomo 2º. Decrees and reports of various ministries of the federal government: Justice, Foreign Affairs, War, Hacienda, among others. They treat such topics as slavery, public education, salaries, appointments of judges, relations with the United States, formation of military regimes, taxation and customs. Printed. 155 pages. (Paniagua).
Volumen 13
Federales, 1843-1878. Tomo 3º. Decrees and reports of various ministries of the federal government, treating such topics as taxation, judicial reform, military affairs, foreign affairs, tariffs, and public education. Printed. 140 pages. (Paniagua).
Volumen 14
Federales de Julio de 1879 a Junio de 1884, Tomo 4º. Federal laws, most of which are issued through the state of Chiapas, treating such topics as taxation, amnesty in Chiapas, regulations on foreigners, regulation on silver and gold, elections, metric system, monetary systems, etc. Printed, 86 pages. (Paniagua).
Volumen 15
Federales de Junio de 1884 a Mayo de 1887, Tomo 5º. Federal laws, most of which are issued through the state of Chiapas, treating such topics as tariffs, constitutional reforms, mining regulations, coinage of money, military justice, taxation, land prices, ports of entry, regulations for foreign diplomats, commercial regulations, naturalization, etc. Printed. 262 pages. (Paniagua).
Volumen 16
Leyes, 1897. A manual for notaries, giving legal formulas for almost any legal situation. Published in the capital. Nothing related directly to Chiapas. Printed. 101 pages. (Paniagua).
Box 15
Volumen 17
Libro de Actas Correspondiente al 2º Congreso Constitucional, 17 July 1827-30 April 1828. Minutes of the Chiapas State Legislature discussing such issues as agriculture, labor, rules of order, land tenure, and ecclesistical affairs. Manuscript. 320 pages. (Paniagua).
Volumen 18
Minuta de actas de la 3ª Legislatura iniciada el 18 de Febrero del presente año. Año de 1830. Minutes of the Chiapas State Legislature similar to volume 17. Manuscript in draft form. 222 pages. (Paniagua).
Volumen 19
Libro de Actas del H. Congreso del Estado, 1849-1850. Minutes of the Chiapas State Legislature discussing such issues as appointments of officials, commerce and tariffs, taxation, government salaries, public works, and judicial reform. Manuscript. 554 pages. (Paniagua).
Volumen 20
Libros del Congreso, 1864. Minutes of the Chiapas State Legislature dealing with taxation and commerce. Manuscript. 87 pages. (Paniagua).
Box 16
Volumen 21
Documentos, 1882. Text and commentary on an 1877 agreement on the boundaries between Mexico and Guatemala. Printed 112 pages. (Paniagua).
Volumen 22
Memorias sobre discursos ramos de la administración pública del estado de Chiapas, presentada al XIII Congreso, 1883. Annual reports of the various government departments of the State of Chiapas: gobernación, justicia, instrucción pública, fomento, hacienda, and guardia nacional. Printed. 250 pages. (Paniagua).
Box 17
Volumen 23
Memoria sobre diversos ramos de la administración pública del estado de Chiapas, presentada al XIV Congresso, 1885. Annual reports made by the various government departments of the state: gobernación, justicia, instrucción pública, fomento, hacienda, and guardia nacional. Printed. 250 pages. (Paniagua).
Volumen 23a
Duplicate of volume 123.
Volumen 23b
Duplicate of volume 123.
Volumen 24
Memoria, Chiapas 1891. Annual report made to the state legislature by the Governor of Chiapas, Manuel Carrascosa. Includes data on legislative, educational, developmental, judicial and financial matters. Contains two photographs of the Palacio de Poderes, in San Cristóbal, under construction, 1888 and 1892. Printed. 260 pages, (Paniagua).
Box 18
Volumen 25
Memoria sobre la cuestión de límites entre Guatemala y México, 1900. A report made by the chief of the Guatemala Commission to deal with this problem, José Salazar Ibarregui, tothe Mexican Foreign Minister. 214 typewritten pages. (Paniagua).
Volumen 26
Estadísticas de Chiapas, 1840. Statistical analysis of the state in terms of population, geography, topography, occupations, agriculture, natural resources, and schools. Data divided by districts and towns. A summary follows the first breakdown. Manuscript. 24 pages. (Paniagua).
Volumen 27
Anuario Estadístico del Estado de Chiapas, 1908. Statistical analysis of the state of Chiapas with information on territory, population, finance, education, agriculture, industry communications, and crime. Printed in 1909. 217 pages. (Paniagua).
Volumen 28
Anuario Estadístico del Estado de Chiapas, 1909. Statistical analysis of the state of Chiapas in terms of territory, demography, agriculture, public wealth, public education, industry, commerce, communications and crime. Printed in 1911. 318 pages. (Paniagua).
Volumen 29
Census. División Territorial del Estado de Chiapas, 1910. Census report of the state of Chiapas with statistics on population, age, migratory origin, occupation, education, religion and physical defects. A summary is included. Printed in 1912. 119 pages. (Paniagua).
Volumen 30
Estadística de la República Mexicana, 1877. Statistical analysis of the Mexican Republic in terms of territory, agriculture, industry, and commerce. Printed. 330 pages. (Paniagua).
Box 19
Volumen 31
Duende...Revista para Todos, 1850-1895. Political broadsides, published decrees, public announcements, and newspapers dealing with epidemics. church affairs, elections, and social events. Newspapers include portions of 7 copies of the Diario del Hogar, Mexico, and parts of El Siglo Diez y Nueve. 8 copies, Mexico. Printed. (Paniagua).
Volumen 32
Documentos, 1856-1859. Six pastoral letters from the Bishop of Chiapas, Carlos María Colina y Rubio. Published in Guatemala. Printed. 71 pages. (Paniagua).
Box 20
Volumen 33
Periodicos Pastoralesm 1856-1876. Majority of the collection consists of pastoral letters in the 1850s, but there are a good many political broadsides as well as a plan for el Colegio de Niñas. (Paniagua).
Volumen 34
Comunicaiones, August 1863-January 1894 and 1859-1885. Collection of government dispatches within the state of Chiapas during the latter part of 1863. The second part, covering the entire period, is a mixture of newspapers such a La Brújula of San Cristóbal, the Diario del Hogar, San Cristóbal, from Mexico, La Sombra de Arteaga and the Diario Oficial, from Michoacán, the Gaceta Oficial of Melchor Ocampo, and other printed documents, many dealing with the Ley Lerdo, as well as some more Chiapas government dispatches. The newspapers are incomplete. 350 pages. 65% manuscript, 35% printed. (Panigua).
Volumen 35
Documentos, 1868. A former state legislator inChiapas, Angel A. Corzo, attempts to relate all that happened to him politically in hte years 1847-1867 and to refute accusations against him. Printed 161 pages. (Paniagua).
Volumen 36
Periódicos de Chiapas, 1870-1911. Collection of broadsides, mostly of a political nature and one newspaper, El Monitor Republicano, 20 June 1885. Although one broadside lists courses, pupils, and grades in the Instituto de Ciencias y Artes de Chiapas for 1885, the greater part of the forty document treat the 1870s, with some concentrations of 1903 and 1911 material. Printed. (Paniagua).
Volumen 37
El Amigo, 1905, March 1-July 1. Five editions. Monthly newspaper, published inthe capital, of general interest, including science, art and literature. Some items relate to Chiapas. Printed. 40 pages. (Paniagua).
Box 21
Volumen 38
El Cometa, 1910, May 1-Nov 1. Tomo 1, num. 1-8. Biweekly newspaper of humor and political satire, published by Luis Espinosa in Mexico. Printed. 32 pages. (Paniagua).
Volumen 39
Documentos, 1851. A collection of articles written in previous years and brought together in one volume, dealing with questions of commerce and tariffs. Printed. 142 pages. (Paniagua).
Volumen 40
Anales de la Propagación de la Fé, 1852, March and July, Nos. 141 and 143. Publication of teh organization based in Paris and Lyon which through alms and prayer aids Catholic missionaries. The Anales tell of mission work throughout the world. 71 and 79 pages. (Paniagua).
Volumen 41
Tiras varias, 1878-1890. Clippings from Mexican newspapers, mostly El Siglo Diez y Nueve, but including others, such as the Diario del Hogar, Revista de Mexico, Nacional, and El Universal, covering scientific, anthropological and some political topics. Printed. 60 leaves. (Paniagua).
IV. Addendum
Oversize Box, Folder 1
Printed Ephemera. File of printed material found July 19, 1982, with the newspaper Guardia Nacional de Chiapas 1848-1851, a Paniagua acquisition in the LAL newspaper collection. Materials date from 1847 to 1909.
