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Collection material in Spanish
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the LC Catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically.
The records of the Santa Clara de Tulillo Hacienda were purchased by the Library of Congress in 1997.
The records of the Santa Clara de Tulillo Hacienda were processed in 1998. The finding aid was revised in 2012. The finding aid was updated in 2023 by Maria Farmer as part of a division-wide remediation project by the Inclusive Description Working Group.
These records are intricately linked to the San José de Queréndaro Hacienda records also housed in the Manuscript Division of the Library of Congress.
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The records of the Hacienda de Santa Clara de Tulillo are open to research. Researchers are advised to contact the Manuscript Reading Room prior to visiting. Many collections are stored off-site and advance notice is needed to retrieve these items for research use.
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, Santa Clara de Tulillo Hacienda Records, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
The records of the Santa Clara de Tulillo Hacienda consist of two bound volumes of material relating most broadly to Mexico and specifically to the areas surrounding La Laguna de Cuitzeo, Michoacan, 1580-circa 1800. Written in Spanish, the bulk of the documents spans the years 1580-1750. Each volume is separated into
Documents in the volumes served as supporting evidence in multiple disputes between various owners of portions of the lands contained in the Hacienda de Santa Clara as well as with the Hacienda de San José de Queréndaro, operated by the Jesuits of the Colegio de Valladolid, and the pueblos of Zinapécuaro and Queréndaro. The items include various
During much of the period covered in this collection the Hacienda de Santa Clara de
Tulillo is not the main focus of attention. Most documents discuss several smaller
haciendas and
In 1702 under the ownership of Francisco de Arteta y Verganza and Doña Leonor de Sámano y Sesati, the Hacienda de Santa Clara begin to expand considerably into neighboring estates. Their sons-in-law, Fausto Francisco de la Roca and Domingo de Bustamante, sold all of these lands to Andrés de Pina [sic: Andrés de Peña] in 1745. The Peña family continued to occupy the Hacienda de Santa Clara, as evidenced by their participation in numerous lawsuits with both the Jesuits of the Colegio de Valladolid and subsequently with the Heras/Pimentel family.
This collection is arranged into two volumes, each separated into