Author : Louis Houck
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781332436514
Total Pages : 474 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (365 download)
Book Synopsis The Spanish Regime in Missouri, Vol. 1 of 2 (Classic Reprint) by : Louis Houck
Download or read book The Spanish Regime in Missouri, Vol. 1 of 2 (Classic Reprint) written by Louis Houck and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-04 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Spanish Regime in Missouri, Vol. 1 of 2 The transcripts of the documents published in this collection relating to the Spanish Regime in Upper Louisiana, principally within the present limits of Missouri, were made to aid me in the preparation of my history of Missouri. These documents are now published in order to give those who may desire to know the particular details of this interesting period of the early history of the state an opportunity to examine the same. The originals of these documents are found in the Archivo General de Indies in Seville, having a space in the Lonja, or Exchange, situated opposite the Great Cathedral of that city. In this treasure-house are found a vast number of documents relating to the history of the Americas and Indies. These documents are, however, only roughly classified, into Audiencias, or Supreme Court districts, such as the Audiencia of Santo Domingo, in which was included the Floridas and Louisiana, the Audiencia of Mexico, of Carracas, Quito, etc. Then the papers of these Audiencias are often again classified into divisions, relating to secular and ecclesiastical affairs, and these divisions into special subjects, such as "Communications from Governors," "Discoveries," etc., these being generally by years as from "1762-1772." The location of the documents is indicated by the word Estante, or section, Cajon, or shelf, and Legajo, or package, and these are numbered. All packages are tied up in paper, certainly not the best manner to preserve this precious and invaluable historical material, but perhaps all the limited revenues of the kingdom will permit. To the Archives of Seville after the disastrous Spanish-American war some thousands of papers and documents from Cuba were added. These papers were dumped promiscuously on the floor of the basement and were allowed to remain there for some time altogether uncared for. Many documents relating to the history of upper Louisiana and Missouri were found particularly in this heap of papers and documents and copied and are now published for the first time. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."
