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Rexistro y diligencias de Pocecion de la Mina de N[uestro] S[enor] S[a]n Jose, Sita en la Zierra de Santa Rosa de Buenavista, a distancia de 11# Leguas de d[ic]ho R[ea]l, para la parte del oriente
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mssHM 31537
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Real de Minas del Catorce records
Manuscripts
Materials related to the silver mining operations of the de la Maza family at the Real de Minas del Catorce, San Luis de Potosi, Mexico. Includes 12 photographs from about 1900 featuring views of the mine enclosures, people on horseback, aerial views of the church and railway transport cars, and the dam from various angles. Also includes one bound map embossed with the name Gregorio de la Maza Utrera: Mapa Minero y Geológico del Distrito de Catorce Estado de S. Luis Potosi. 1885; and two publications: Exposición y dictámenes, Sobre la Libertada de Impuestos a las Platas en el Estado de San Luis Potosí, 1868; and Apuntes para un Proyecto de Código de Minería presentado al Señor Ministro de Fomento General D. Carlos Pacheco por el Ingeniero de Minas, Santiago Ramirez, 1884.
mssRealMinas
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Real de Minas del Catorce records
Manuscripts
Materials related to the silver mining operations of the de la Maza family at the Real de Minas del Catorce, San Luis de Potosi, Mexico. Includes 12 photographs from about 1900 featuring views of the mine enclosures, people on horseback, aerial views of the church and railway transport cars, and the dam from various angles. Also includes one bound map embossed with the name Gregorio de la Maza Utrera: Mapa Minero y Geológico del Distrito de Catorce Estado de S. Luis Potosi. 1885; and two publications: Exposición y dictámenes, Sobre la Libertada de Impuestos a las Platas en el Estado de San Luis Potosí, 1868; and Apuntes para un Proyecto de Código de Minería presentado al Señor Ministro de Fomento General D. Carlos Pacheco por el Ingeniero de Minas, Santiago Ramirez, 1884.
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López De Haro's logbook
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mssHM 146
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Juan de la Bodega y Cuadra to Conde de Revillagigedo
Manuscripts
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mssHM 327
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Juan de la Bodega y Cuadra to Conde de Revillagigedo
Manuscripts
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mssHM 327