MS 014
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Collection Summary | |
| Creator: | Mascareñas, Manuel. |
| Collection Name: | Manuel Mascareñas papers |
| Inclusive Dates: | 1874-1912 |
| Physical Description: | .8 linear feet |
| Abstract: | Manuel Mascareñas, Sr. was a cattle rancher and politician in Sonora, Mexico. Collection includes a ledger, cash book, invoice book, lettercopy book, legal documents, photographs, newspapers, and miscellaneous personal materials. Chiefly business records of a general merchandise store in Hermosillo, 1884-1891, and legal documents from Arizpe, Sonora, 1847-1851. Family papers include correspondence, awards and medals, and financial papers. |
| Collection Number: | MS 014 |
| Language: | Materials are in Spanish; a few items in English. |
| Repository: |
University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections University of Arizona PO Box 210055 Tucson, AZ 85721-0055 Phone: 520-621-6423 Fax: 520-621-9733 URL: http://speccoll.library.arizona.edu/ E-Mail: LBRY-askspcoll@email.arizona.edu |
Manuel Mascareñas, Sr. was a cattle rancher and politician in Sonora, Mexico. He served as president of the municipality of Nogales, Mexico, and as consul. Manuel Mascareñas, Jr. was a prominent businessman in Sonora.
Ledger, cash book, invoice book, lettercopy book, legal documents, photographs, newspapers, and miscellaneous personal materials. Chiefly business records of a general merchandise store in Hermosillo, 1884-1891, and legal documents from Arizpe, Sonora, 1847-1851. Family papers include correspondence, awards and medals, and financial papers. Newspapers contain material on Sonoran events including an August 1896 attack on Nogales, Sonora by insurgents, known as "Teresistas," or followers of the healer, Teresa Urrea. Photographs include one portrait of Teresa Urrea, and others of captured prisoners following the raid.
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Manuel Mascareñas papers (MS 014). Special Collections, University of Arizona Libraries.
Acquired as purchase, 1961 and 1985.
Processed by Staff.