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07. Exposicion Sucinta.Pdf EXPOSICIÓN SUCINTA Y SENCILLA DE LA PROVINCIA DEL NUEVO MÉXICO Y OTROS ESCRITOS COLECCIÓN TRADICIÓN CLÁSICA Y HUMANÍSTICA EN ESPAÑA E HISPANOAMÉRICA 7 La Subdirección general de Proyectos de Investigación (HUM2006-09045-C03- 01/FILO) y la Junta de Castilla y León (LE029A07) subvencionan el proyecto «La Tradición Clásica y Humanística en España e Hispanoamérica», que cuentan con el apoyo de los fondos FEDER de la Comunidad Económica Europea. PEDRO BAPTISTA PINO JUAN LÓPEZ CANCELADA EXPOSICIÓN SUCINTA Y SENCILLA DE LA PROVINCIA DEL NUEVO MÉXICO Y OTROS ESCRITOS Edición, introducción, notas, glosario e índices JESÚS PANIAGUA PÉREZ Con la colaboración de Antonio Reguera Feo y Miguel Ángel Jacinto Márquez Ruiz Revisión de María del Carmen Martínez Martínez JUNTA DE CASTILLA Y LEÓN UNIVERSIDAD DE LEÓN 2007 PINO, Pedro Bautista Exposición sucinta y sencilla de la provincia del Nuevo México y otros escritos / Pedro Baptista Pino, Juan López Cancelada ; edición, introducción, notas, glosario e índices, Jesús Paniagua Pérez ; con la colaboración de Antonio Reguera Feo y Miguel Ángel Jacinto Márquez Ruiz ; revisión de María del Carmen Martínez Martínez. – [Valladolid] : Junta de Castilla y León ; [León] : Universidad de León, 2007 304 p. ; il. ; 29 cm. – (Tradición clásica y humanística en España e Hispanoamérica ; 7) Bibliogr. : p. [265]-285. – Índices ISBN 978-84-9773-374-8 1. Nuevo México-Historia. I. López Cancelada, Juan. II. Paniagua Pérez, Jesús. III. Reguera Feo, Antonio (1954-). IV. Márquez Ruiz, Miguel Ángel Jacinto. V. Martínez Martínez, María del Carmen (1962-). VI. Castilla y León. Junta. VII. Universidad de León. VIII. Título 910.4(789)”15” 94(789) Revisores internacionales: • Patricia Escandón Bolaños (Universidad Autónoma de México) • Manuel Martín Rodríguez (Universidad de California) © JESÚS PANIAGUA PÉREZ © UNIVERSIDAD DE LEÓN Sobrecubierta: Firmas autógrafas de Pedro Baptista Pino y Juan López Cancelada I.S.B.N.: 978-84-9773-374-8 DEPÓSITO LEGAL: S. 1.843-2007 Imprime: Imprenta KADMOS ÍNDICE GENERAL PRÓLOGO ....................................................................................................... 11 ÍNDICE DE ILUSTRACIONES ......................................................................... 15 ABREVIATURAS DE LAS FUENTES CONSULTADAS ................................... 17 INTRODUCCIÓN ............................................................................................. 19 I. LA HISTORIA DE NUEVO MÉXICO ...................................................... 19 Geografía y población autóctona de Nuevo México ......................... 19 Historia de la conquista y la ocupación de Nuevo México .............. 24 Nuevo México en la época de Pino y de López Cancelada hasta las Cortes de Cádiz ................................................................................... 33 De las Cortes de Cádiz a la Independencia ....................................... 61 II. LOS AUTORES DE LA OBRA .................................................................. 74 Pedro Baptista Pino ............................................................................. 75 Juan López Cancelada ......................................................................... 90 III. LA OBRA Y SUS EDICIONES .................................................................. 124 La autoría ............................................................................................. 124 Un escrito ilustrado ............................................................................. 126 Ediciones .............................................................................................. 143 CRITERIOS DE EDICIÓN I. EXPOSICIÓN SUCINTA Y SENCILLA DE PROVINCIA DEL NUEVO MÉXICO Al soberano Congreso ..................................................................................... 149 Descubrimiento de esta provincia .................................................................. 149 Su extensión geográfica .................................................................................. 152 8 JESÚS PANIAGUA PÉREZ Sus poblaciones ............................................................................................... 153 Su gobierno civil y político .............................................................................. 158 Su gobierno eclesiástico .................................................................................. 159 Sus ríos y lagunas ............................................................................................ 160 Producciones territoriales ............................................................................... 163 Sus montes y maderas ..................................................................................... 164 Caza y pesca .................................................................................................... 164 Producciones minerales .................................................................................. 165 Tierras y barros extraordinarios .................................................................... 166 Piedras canteras .............................................................................................. 167 Yerbas medicinales .......................................................................................... 167 Productos de su agricultura ............................................................................ 167 Ingresos de la agricultura e industria ............................................................ 168 Su comercio pasivo .......................................................................................... 169 Fuerza militar sostenida por la provincia ..................................................... 169 Compañía veterana ......................................................................................... 172 Rentas públicas ................................................................................................ 173 No hai fondos de provincia ............................................................................. 173 No hai establecimiento público por falta de fondos ....................................... 174 Gravosa creación de milicias en 1808 ........................................................... 175 Necesidad del establecimiento de nuevos presidios ....................................... 176 Arbitrios para costear estos presidios .............................................................. 177 Arbitrios generales, etc .................................................................................... 178 Peticiones con arreglo a la instrucción .......................................................... 180 Extracto de las instrucciones oficiales ........................................................... 182 (Establecimientos) El de la mitra .................................................................... 182 El colegio de religiosos ..................................................................................... 183 El de la tropa ................................................................................................... 184 División de gobiernos ...................................................................................... 184 Tribunal de justicia ......................................................................................... 186 Individuos que formaron las instrucciones oficiales, y orden que se guardó en la elección de diputado .............................................................................. 187 Individuos particulares que también me entregaron instrucciones ............. 189 Adición.- No hai en el Nuevo-México castas de gente originaria de África . 191 Tienen propiedad territorial ........................................................................... 192 Sobre el nuevo establecimiento de presidios ................................................... 192 Real cédula, etc................................................................................................ 193 Naciones de gentiles que rodean la provincia ............................................... 194 Idea del comanche (*) ..................................................................................... 201 Del Navajoe ...................................................................................................... 207 Del Yuta ........................................................................................................... 210 Regalos que se hacen a los gentiles ................................................................. 213 Abusos perjudiciales en lo moral y político .................................................... 214 Razón de la caravana ..................................................................................... 215 Petición indispensable .................................................................................... 216 Notas .............................................................................................................. 217 EXPOSICIÓN SUCINTA Y SENCILLA DE LA PROVINCIA DEL NUEVO MÉXICO 9 Índice .............................................................................................................. 219 II. OTROS ESCRITOS ................................................................................. 221 1. SOBRE QUE SE DEBE DAR TERRITORIO A LOS PUEBLOS QUE TIENEN ESTABLECIDOS LOS TRES RAMOS DE LA REAL HACIENDA. Juan López Cancelada ............................................................................ 223 2. NOTICIAS DE LA NUEVA ESPAÑA HASTA EL
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