Iturbe e Iraeta Papers, 1754-1878 1781-1845

Creator
Iturbe e Iraeta family [Browse]
Format
Manuscript
Language
Spanish
Description
  • 10 boxes
  • 3.4 linear feet

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    Compiled/​Created
    1754-1878 1781-1845
    Restrictions note
    The collection is open for research.
    Summary note
    • Consists of records of three successive generations of the Iturbe e Iraeta, a prominent, Mexican merchant family of Basque origin, active in Mexican colonial and interregional trade from the 1760s to the 1840s.
    • The collection consists of records of three successive generations of the Iturbe e Iraeta. Comprised of ledgers, letter books, collected incoming correspondence, commercial and hacienda accounts, and some personal papers (some of it on microfilm), the collection documents the family's Mexico-based mercantile trade activities (in cochineal, cocoa, sugar, etc.) and landed wealth during an important period of economic growth and political change. Included are letters to and from a variety of noted Mexican government and church officials, as well as prominent colonial merchants, miners, and nobility.
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