Box 3
Contains 40 Results:
Document 221: Letter from Valdés to the Padre Comisario de Indias [Manuel Trugillo] (1 page), 1792 March 2
Acknowledging receipt of copies of exchange of correspondence between the captains and the missionaries in Monterey. See documents 211 and 212. Aranjuez.
Document 222: Letter from Valdés to Navarrete [historian] (1 page), 1792 February 28
Enclosing document from Malpaspina relating to the non-existence of the Atlantic Passage asking him to add the facts described therein to his work on the subject. See documents 178, 183, 197 and 224. Aranjuez.
Document 223: Letter from Valdés to Malaspina enclosing two copies of Royal Decree concerning changes in Cabinet posts: Conde de Aranda becomes Prime Minister instead of Conde de Floridablanca who is relieved of his duties; Conde de Aranda is temporarily in charge of the Ministry of Marine and therefore Malaspina is to deal now directly with him (1 page), 1792 March 2
Signed by Valdés. Aranjuez.
Document 224: Letter from Valdés to Malaspina (1 page), 1792 February 25
Acknowledging Malaspina's letter relating to the North American coast and non-existence of Atlantic Passage. Inscribed "Por Duplicado". See documents 178, 183, 197 and 222. Aranjuez.
Document 225: Letter from Valdés to Comandante de Marina de Cartagena de Indias [Joachin Canaveral] (1 page), 1792 July 23
Acknowledging arrival of the Aguada with a map of Darien to be sent to Malaspina. Inscribed "Por Duplicado." Madrid.
Document 226: Letter from Joachin Canaveral, Comandante General de Cartagena de Indias, to Valdés (1 page), 1792 April 1
Enclosing maps of Darien which he has drawn using coloured lines; the maps are intended for Malaspina. Signed by Joachin de Canaveral; marginal note by Valdés dated 23 July 1792, stating that he has placed the map in a wooden box and is waiting to find out which will be Malaspina's next port of call, or, alternatively, he will wait for Malaspina's return to Spain. Cartagena de Indias.
Document 227: Statement by Antonio Bonilla (1 page), 1792 March 31
Giving an account of treasury funds supplied to expedition at each city in Mexico. Mexico City.
Document 228: Letter from Ciriaco Gonzalez Carvajal to Valdés (2 pages), 1792 July 3
Informing him that he has passed on to the Viceroy all natural history collections left by Malaspina and Pineda. Mexico City.
Document 229: Letter from Valdés to Dionisio Alcalá-Galiano (1 page), 1792 February 25
Acknowledging Galiano's letter asking whether he may go to certain areas in the heart of Mexico; his request is refused. See documents 71, 208, 212 and 214. Aranjuez.
Document 230: Letter from Mariano Pineda [Antonio Pineda's brother) to Valdés (2 pages), 1792 May 5
Requesting that the pension awarded to Antonio Pineda be put into effect as soon as possible owing to the fact that in Antonio's absence both parents passed away leaving the household in grave financial difficulties with many goods having to be pawned. See documents 188, 189 and 236.Granada.