Br. Juan Nepomuceno de la Pena at Aguayo to D. Jose Miguel Sanchez Navarro at Monclova. Reports that he and his family are doing well; that all rumors against his honor have been dissipated; the Commandant General seems wanting to take sides, he has asked for copies of everything; the Senora, wife of the colonel (Coronela) of Extremadura, is in the vicinity of Altamira; On the 8th of the month they wrote from Altamira that the convoy and 1000 men coming from Spain were about to arrive; no news from the north, though they are awaiting the result of the Junta Provisional in Monterrey which it is hoped will be of use and benefit to the provinces, 1817, April 16:

Br. Juan Nepomuceno de la Pena at Aguayo to D. Jose Miguel Sanchez Navarro at Monclova. Reports that he and his family are doing well; that all rumors against his honor have been dissipated; the Commandant General seems wanting to take sides, he has asked for copies of everything; the Senora, wife of the colonel (Coronela) of Extremadura, is in the vicinity of Altamira; On the 8th of the month they wrote from Altamira that the convoy and 1000 men coming from Spain were about to arrive; no news from the north, though they are awaiting the result of the Junta Provisional in Monterrey which it is hoped will be of use and benefit to the provinces, 1817, April 16:, Box: 1, Item: 2193. Sánchez Navarro Collection of Documents for a History of Texas and Coahuila, 30605850. Benson Latin American Collection, The University of Texas at Austin. https://archives.lib.utexas.edu/repositories/4/archival_objects/301578 Accessed September 27, 2026.