320 Mexico: Gobernacion 
come separated through the close connection in times past between 
the departments. 
Asambleas Departamentales (Departmental Assemblies). 1846. 1 legajo. 
Decrees of the assemblies, reports of installation and closure, correspond- 
ence concerning their procedure, etc. This legajo is uniform with 
the ramos of Juntas Departamentales and Legislaturas de los Esta- 
dos, q. v. 
Ayuntamientos (Municipal Councils). 
Correspondence and expedientes of documents concerning ayuntamientos 
from the section of “ Ayuntamientos” of the Department of 
Interior. Several legajos for the period 1823-1829. 
Ceremonial y Festividades Nacionales (Ceremonial and National Festivities). 
Legajo 1822-1848 contains many documents relative to the ceremonial of 
Iturbide’s court and of later periods. 
Colonizacién (Colonization). 1835-1841. 1 legajo. 
(Papers from the secretariats of Justice and Relations.) 
No.1. Texas. Juan Dominguez asks more time in which to fulfill his 
contract. 1835. 32 ff. 
No. 3. “ Initiative ” of the law of colonization, 1837. Wiauth printed cop- 
ies of laws between 1824 and 1835. 
No. 5. Report of the commandant of Coahuila and Texas that the Lipan 
chief, Datill, wishes lands on which to settle. 1837. 
No. 7. Petition of a number of Irish colonists for lands to form a colony 
at Live Oak Point, near Corpus Christi. Correspondence. 1837. 
Most of the petitioners were Shannons and Coopers. About 20 ff. 
No. 11. Mr. de Villevéque asks for lands between the mouths of the 
Nueces and the Rio Grande rivers, Texas. Apr. 8, 1837. 
No. 21. The governor of Puebla recommends a plan for sending to Cali- 
fornia all of the vagabonds and other undesirable classes. 18309. 
Various petitions for lands in California and Sonora. Most of these 
were referred to the Consejo de Gobierno. 
Comercio (Commerce). 1820-1831. Papers from section of “ Fomento: 
Commerce ” 
Various expedientes concerning the closing and opening of ports. 
Provincias Internas. Memoria sobre las Proposiciones Naturales de las 
Provincias Internas Occidentales: Causas de que han Provenido 
sus Atrasos, etc. A printed memorial by the deputations from 
these provinces. Printed at Mexico, 1822; 62 pages. 
(An excellent statement of conditions, with historical matter.) 
Requests to be allowed to import goods of various kinds. 
No. 25. Two papers by James Wilkinson, signed in his hand, entitled: 
“ Observaciones que respectuosamente Presenta 4 aS. M. EI Empera- 
dor sobre el importante ramo de Comercio.” Composed in Sept. 
and translated and signed in Oct., 1822. 14 ff. 
“Reflexiones acerca la Prov® de Texas segun su presente estado, y el 
q® puede tener con su Poblacién para aumento y seguridad del 
Ymperio.” Nov. 18, 1822. 7 ff. 
(He proposes a province named Iturbide between the Sabine and the 
Colorado, settled by descendants of French and Spaniards from Louisi- 
ana and Florida, and gives a strong hint as to the proper person for 
governor. ) 
No. 29. Expediente concerning the American vessels General Brown and 
Commodore C hauncey, at Acapulco. 1822. 15 ff. 
