José Gil de Partearroyo papers mssPT
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Title: José Gil de Partearroyo papers
Creator:
Gil de Partearroyo, José
Identifier/Call Number: mssPT
Physical Description:
1.2 Linear Feet
(1 box)
Date (inclusive): 1826-1868
Abstract: The collection consists of letters and documents related chiefly to the military career of Mexican brigadier General José
Gil de Partearroyo.
Language of Material: The records are in Spanish.
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], José Gil de Partearroyo papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Acquisition Information
Purchased from Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Holman, February 1959.
Biographical Note
José María Gil de Partearroyo (born 1811), Mexican brigadier general and minister of war and navy, served in the Mexican-American
War (1846-1848) and was sympathetic to the cause of Benito Juárez during the War of the Reforma (1857-1859) and the three-year
war known as the European Intervention of 1860-1862. In May 1863 he retired from military service after serving for thirty-nine
years.
Scope and Content
The collection consists mostly of letters and documents (including orders) addressed to José María Gil de Partearroyo and
related chiefly to military matters, the Mexican War, the War of the Reforma, the European Intervention, and with Benito Juárez
and Miguel Miramón.
Correspondents represented in the collection include: Demetrio Chavero (20 letters), Santos Degollado (3 letters), Benito
Juárez (2 letters), José Mejía (16 letters), Melchor Ocampo (2 letters), and Antonio López de Santa Anna (1 letter). There
are four items written by José María Gil de Partearroyo.
General
Individual call numbers in the collection: mssPT 1-82.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged chronologically.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Generals -- Mexico -- Correspondence
Mexican War, 1846-1848 -- Sources
Mexico -- History -- 1821-1861 -- Sources
Mexico -- History -- European intervention, 1861-1867 -- Sources
Mexico -- History, Military -- Sources
Letters (correspondence) -- Mexico -- 19th century
Orders (military records) -- Mexico -- 19th century
Chavero, Demetrio, active 1845
Degollado, Santos, 1811-1861
Juárez, Benito, 1806-1872
Mejía, José, active 1845
Miramón, Miguel, 1831-1867
Ocampo, Melchor, 1814-1861
Santa Anna, Antonio López de, 1794?-1876
Miscellaneous military papers PT 78
1826-1830
Scope and Contents
6 items
Victoria, Guadalupe, 1786-1843. To José Gil de Partearroyo: appointment as second lieutenant PT 72
1827, Sep. 18
Scope and Contents
Mexico. Printed form, filled in. Countersigned by Manuel Gómez Pedraza, 1789-1851. Following the above: recording of appointment
made and signed by heads of various government departments.
Bustamante, Anastasio, 1780-1853. To José Gil de Partearroyo: appointment of captain in the Mexican Army PT 2
1832, Apr. 30
Scope and Contents
Mexico. Printed form, filled in. With paper seal.
Miscellaneous military papers PT 79
1832-1845
Scope and Contents
9 items
Corro, José Justo, 1794-1864. To José Gil de Partearroyo: confiere el empleo de capitan de plana mayor... PT 28
1836, Apr. 7
Scope and Contents
Mexico. Printed form, filled in. With paper seal. Countersigned by José María Tornel y Mendívil, 1789-1853.
Chavero, Demetrio, active 1845. Letters to José Gil de Partearroyo PT 3-25
1845, Apr. 15-Dec. 1
Scope and Contents
20 letters and two receipts.
Mejía, José, active 1845. Letters to José Gil de Partearroyo PT 46-61
1845, Apr. 30-Oct. 8
Scope and Contents
Lagos and San Luis Potosí, Mexico. 16 letters.
Gil de Partearroyo, José. Letter to Antonio Corona PT 64
1845, July 9
Scope and Contents
Mexico. Following the above: receipt for money received, written and signed by José Rodriguez (1845, July 16).
Corona, Antonio. Letter to José Gil de Partearroyo PT 27
1845, July 12
Scope and Contents
Mexico.
Military reports, orders, etc. dealing with the Mexican War PT 80
1846-1847
Scope and Contents
47 items
Miscellaneous military papers PT 81
1848-1849
Scope and Contents
11 items
Losada, J. R. de. Letter to Rafael Cancino PT 41
[1849, Aug.]
Scope and Contents
[London, England].
Santa Anna, Antonio López de, 1794?-1876. To José Gil de Partearroyo: appointment as Brigadier General PT 40
18Contreras, Vicente.53, Oct. 11
Scope and Contents
Tacubaya, Mexico. Printed form, filled in. With paper seal. On verso: recording of appointment made and signed by heads of
various government departments.
Contreras, Vicente. Letter to Benigno Bustamante PT 26
1855, Apr. 9
Scope and Contents
Yuririhapundaro, Mexico.
Garcidueñas, Vicente G. Letter to Benigno Bustamante PT 34
1855, May 30
Scope and Contents
Morelia, Mexico.
Mata, Juan N. Letters to Rafael Cancino PT 43-44
1856, Apr. 10 & Nov. 13
Scope and Contents
Refugio, Mexico. 2 letters.
Zaragoza, Ignacio, 1829-1862. Letter to José Justo Alvarez, 1821-1897 PT 74
1859, Apr. 9
Scope and Contents
Chapultepec, Mexico.
Sanchez y Roman, José Maria. Letter to José Gil de Partearroyo PT 71
1859, Dec. 5
Scope and Contents
Marapil, Mexico. Incomplete.
Ocampo, Melchor, 1814-1861. Letter to José Gil de Partearroyo PT 62
1859, Dec. 13
Scope and Contents
Veracruz, Mexico.
Ocampo, Melchor, 1814-1861. Letter to José Gil de Partearroyo PT 63
1860, Jan. 9
Scope and Contents
Veracruz, Mexico.
Degollado, Santos, 1811-1861. Letter to José Gil de Partearroyo PT 29
1860, Jan. 16
Scope and Contents
Veracruz, Mexico.
Degollado, Santos, 1811-1861. Letter to José Gil de Partearroyo PT 30
1860, Jan. 23
Scope and Contents
Veracruz, Mexico.
Berriozábal, Felipe B., 1829-1900. Letter to José Gil de Partearroyo PT 1
1860, Feb. 1
Scope and Contents
Villa del Valle, Mexico.
Zamora, Manuel. Letter to José Gil de Partearroyo PT 73
1860, Feb. 1
Scope and Contents
Veracruz, Mexico. Following the above: reply by José Gil de Partearroyo (1860, Feb. 7).
Degollado, Santos, 1811-1861. Letter to José Gil de Partearroyo PT 31
1860, Feb. 13
Scope and Contents
Veracruz, Mexico. Also, copies of: Santos Degollado to José Gil de Partearroyo (1860, Feb. 9); Melchor Ocampo to Santos Degollado
(1858, Mar. 27); Melchor Ocampo to Santos Degollado (1859, June 28).
Iglesias, Ramón. Letters to José Gil de Partearroyo PT 35-36
1860, Apr. 3 & 4
Scope and Contents
Veracruz, Mexico. Also: draft of reply by José Gil de Partearroyo.
Gil de Partearroyo, José. Letter to José de Empáran PT 66-68
1860, Apr. 18 & 28
Scope and Contents
Veracruz, Mexico. Includes two drafts and one copy of letter re: resignation as head of the War and Navy Department and Empáran's
reply. 3 items.
Rivera, Aureliano. Letter to José Gil de Partearroyo PT 70
1860, Apr. 20
Empáran, José de. Letter to José Gil de Partearroyo PT 32
1860, Apr. 26
Scope and Contents
Veracruz, Mexico.
Gil de Partearroyo, José. Letter to [unknown addressee] PT 69
1860, Apr. 27
Scope and Contents
Veracruz, Mexico. Draft of letter.
Empáran, José de. Letter to José Gil de Partearroyo PT 33
1860, Apr. 28
Scope and Contents
Veracruz, Mexico.
Juárez, Benito, 1806-1872. Letter to José Gil de Partearroyo PT 38
1860, Apr. 29
Scope and Contents
Veracruz, Mexico.
Juárez, Benito, 1806-1872. To José Gil de Partearroyo: appointment as Brigadier General and Director of the artillery corps PT 39
1860, Apr. 30
Scope and Contents
Veracruz, Mexico. Following the above: recording of commission made by various government departments.
Lerdo de Tejada, Sebastián, 1823-1889. Letter to José Gil de Partearroyo PT 37
1860, Apr. 30
Scope and Contents
Veracruz, Mexico.
Gil de Partearroyo, José. Letter to [unknown addressee] PT 65
[1860]
Scope and Contents
Draft of letter.
Miscellaneous military papers PT 82
1860-1867
Scope and Contents
13 items, including ephemera.
Zeréga, Francisco. Letters to José Gil de Partearroyo PT 75-77
1861-1862
Scope and Contents
3 letters.
Meglia, O. F.? Letter to Rafael Cancino PT 45
1866, Jan.
Scope and Contents
Guatemala. Letter is torn; loss of text, including signature.
Macoujet Hermanos (firm) Letter to Rafael Cancino PT 42
1868, July 3
Scope and Contents
Morelia, Mexico.
