444. Monclova 
de actos of the ayuntamiento, investigations of the conduct of public officials, 
correspondence of the ayuntamiento with the justices (jwezes), the governors, 
and the commandant-general, censuses (padrones), proclamations (bandos) 
and circulars issued by the governors, militia regulations, and contributions 
for religious fiestas. After 1821 there appear correspondence of the ayunta- 
miento with the deputies in Congress, the jefes politicos, junta gobernativa, 
other ayuntamientos, and the federal authorities, instructions to deputies, 
decrees of the state government, reports of annual elections, files of the 
annual memoirs to the federal ministers and of the state Gazeta. 
Of the legajos listed in the “ Indice ” I failed to find nos. 3 (1800-1819), 12 
(1828), and 20 (1843). It is not improbable, however, that they are scattered 
among the unclassified bundles, which contain documents of the classes given, 
to recent times. The records of the ayuntamiento in active use are kept in 
the municipal offices. 
In this repository are also the records of the Jefatura Politica of Monclova 
from about 1890, and files of various official gazettes of the state for the 
nineteenth century. 
ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST. 
The close connection of Monclova with the beginnings of Texas makes the 
local archives of great importance for personal data regarding the latter. 
Early documents of this kind noted were: 
Official acts of Alonso de Leon. 1689-1690. Legajo 1. 
Id. of Gregorio de Salinas Varona. 1691. Legajo 2. 
Td. of the Marqués de San Miguel de Aguayo. 1722. Legajo 2. 
Grant of land to Juan del Bosque. 1675. Leg. 1, no. I. 
Id.to Nicolas Ramon. 1689. Leg. 1, no. 2. 
Id. to Alférez Juan de Leon. 1690. Leg. 1, no. 3. 
Id. to Rafael Eca y Musquiz. 1690. Leg. 1, no. 5. 
Id. to Alférez Nicolas Flores de Valdez. Leg. 1, no. 7. 
Expediente relative to a trip to Mexico by the same in the interest of the 
villa’ 1603smizees ly nowur2: 
(Similar personal data for succeeding years are encountered in the legajos.) 
Documents relating to the American war of 1846-1847. 
“ Afio de 1846. Libro de Seciones Extraordinarias. No. 2. Mon- 
clova.” 
(On Oct. 28 an extraordinary session was held in which two papers were 
read, one from the commander of the American forces before his arrival 
in Monclova, the other the reply of the jefe politico. At this meeting 
arrangements were made for the reception of the American troops. In 
the meeting of Nov. 3 complaint was made that the American officers 
had threatened to confiscate supplies in violation of their agreement, and 
a committee was appointed to confer with the American officers on the 
matter. ) 
Copy of the proceedings of the ayuntamiento of Valle de Santa 
Rosa to consider defense against the Americans. Aug. 7, 1846. 
Miscellaneous correspondence regarding the American war. 1846- 
1847. 
ARCHIVO DEL JUZGADO DE PRIMERAS LETRAS. 
This archive contains records, apparently quite complete, from 1699 to 
date. The principal classes of early documents are escrituras de tterras, 
causas civiles, and causas criminales. The archive is well arranged and cared 
for and has good inventories. 
