Mariano Riva Palacio Collection
Scope and Contents Note
The collections pertains to the governance of Mexico at federal, state, and local levels, to management of various institutions and haciendas, to social and economic conditions in Mexico, and to the activities of Mariano Riva Palacio and many other well-known figures of 19th century Mexico, plus documents relating to the settlement of the estate of Vicente Guerrero. Other names prominent in the collection are Juan Álvarez, Mariano Arista, Ignacio Comonfort, Atilano Sánchez Garayo, and Antonio López de Santa Anna.
Materials, arranged chronologically, include the following types (undifferentiated within the chronological listing):
- Correspondence, 1716-1880. Letters, circulars, invitations, rough drafts and fragments of letters, and telegrams.
- Official documents, 1724-1877. Certificates, orders and appointments, etc. , passports, and decrees.
- Legal documents, 1739-1872. Contracts and agreements, testimonies, inventories of estates, wills, petitions, and depositions.
- Financial documents, 1813-1872. Ledgers.
- Lists, 1754-1871.
- Literary productions, 1821-1877. Reports and poems.
- Printed material, 1844-1877. Clippings, broadsides, pamphlets, announcements and notices, and decrees.
- Diaries of Mariano Riva Palacio, August 8-12, 1847 and May 31-June 5, 1863.
Dates
- Creation: 1716-1880
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1835-1875
Language of Materials
Spanish or Castilian
Access Restrictions
Unrestricted.
Use Restrictions
Standard copyright restrictions apply.
Biographical Sketch
Political leader. Born 1803 and died 1880 in Mexico City. Educated as lawyer. Offices held: Primer Regidor del Ayuntamiento de México (1829), deputy to the Congreso de la Unión (first elected 1833), Minister of Justice, Minister of Hacienda (June-Aug. 1848), thrice Governor of the State of Mexico (1849, 1857, 1871), Director del Nacional Monte de Piedad. Imprisoned 1852-1854 during final presidency of Antonio López de Santa Anna. Named Emperor Maximilan's defender in May 1867. Worked to develop Mexico's law enforcement system, roads, railways, and industry.
- 4 Nov 1803
- born in Mexico City to D. Esteban de la Riva Palacio and Doña María Dolores Díaz.
- 18??
- entered Seminario to study law, did not graduate
- 1829
- Primer Regidor del Ayuntamiento de México
- 1830
- became Sixth Alcalde, Ayuntamiento, Mexico City
- Dec 1831
- married Dolores Guerrero, daughter of Gen. Vicente Guerrero
- 1833
- elected deputy to congress
- 1834
- re-elected deputy
- 3 June 1848
- served as Minister of Hacienda until 20 Aug 1848
- 31 Aug 1849
- became governor of the state of Mexico
- (improved state revenue-gathering techniques, paid state debts; established market, public jail, monument to Hidalgo in Toluca; constructed garrison in Real del Monte; persecuted bandits, pursued criminals; founded savings-and-loan institutions)
- 1851
- called to central government as Minister of Justice
- 2 May 1852
- end of first term as Governor of State of Mexico
- 1852-1854
- imprisoned and exiled during final government of Antonio López de Santa Anna
- 1855
- after fall of Santa Anna, refused Gen. Carrera's request to form a cabinet in Carrera's provisional government
- 1856
- became deputy to the Congreso Constituyente
- 1856
- requested a leave from duties as deputy to join the Junta del Desague, responsible for drainage of the Valley of Mexico
- becomes spokesman of the Junta de Crédito Público
- Jan 1857
- named constitutionally as Governor of the State of Mexico
- (drained Lagoon of Lerma, chased bandits, built courthouse; worked for construction of a Toluca-Mexico railroad; toward end of career worked diligently for development of roads and railways and for the industrial development of the nation)
- May 1863
- refused appointment to the Junta de Notables
- July 1864
- refused Maximilian's offer of the Ministry of Gobernación
- May 1867
- named by the imprisoned Maximilian to defend him; marcha a Querétaro y luego a S. Luis Potosí para cumplir su cometido ante el Presidente Juárez
- 1867
- Riva Palacio publishes his Memorandum sobre el proceso (de)... Maximiliano.
- 1868
- elected to Congress but prefers to continue directing the Ayuntamiento of Mexico City, working with issues of water supply, street improvement, and public safety
- Dec 1868
- elected Presidente de la Cámara (Ayuntamiento or Deputies?)
- 26 Sept 1869
- once more became governor of the State of Mexico
- 29 April 1870
- end of term as governor (Porrúa says 16 Dec 1871)
- 16 Dec 1871
- declared “benemérito” by Legislature
- 1876
- named director of the national financial-aid society, Monte de Piedad
- 20 Feb 1880
- died in Mexico City
- 21 Feb 1880
- lo enterraron Panteón Francés
Full Extent
7 linear feet
Abstract
Correspondence and official documents of Mariano Riva Palacio, thrice governor of the State of Mexico, pertaining to the governance of Mexico at federal, state, and local levels during the 19th century.
Arrangement
Arrangement is primarily chronological, with items numbered in accordance with the published guide: Dabbs, Jack Autrey. The Mariano Riva Palacio Archives: A Guide (University of Texas. Library. Independent Mexico in documents: Independence, Empire, and Republic;Vol. 2, pt. 1-3) Mexico: Editorial Jus, 1955.
Other Finding Aids
The following guides are available in the Benson Latin American Collection Rare Books Reference:
Dabbs, Jack Autrey. The Mariano Vicente Riva Palacio Archives: a guide (Independent Mexico in documents: Independence, Empire, and Republic;Vol. 2) Mexico: Editorial Jus, 1955.
Castañeda, Carlos Eduardo, 1896-1958. Guide to the Latin American Manuscripts in the University of Texas Library. Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1939.
Acquisitions Information
The Mariano Riva Palacio Collection forms part of the Genaro García Collection, which was purchased by the University of Texas in 1921 from the heirs of Genaro García.
Alternate Form Available
The collection is also available on microfilm.
Bibliography of Sources
- Diccionario Porrúa de historia, biografía y geografía de México. 5th ed. , rev. Mexico City: Editorial Porrúa, 1986. v. 3, p. 2471.
- Enciclopedia de México. Mexico City: Secretaría de Educación Pública, 1987. v. 12, pp. 6971-72.
- Enciclopedia universal ilustrada europea-americana. 1st ed. Madrid: Espasa-Calpe, 1958. v. 51, p. 879.
- Dabbs, Jack Autrey. The Mariano Vicente Riva Palacio Archives: a guide (Independent Mexico in documents: Independence, Empire, and Republic;Vol. 2, parts 1-2) Mexico: Editorial Jus, 1955. part 1, pp. viii-ix.
- Musacchio, Humberto, 1943- Diccionario enciclopédico de México. 1a. ed. México, D.F.: Andrés León, 1989. 3, p. 1466.
- Riva Palacio, Mariano, 1803-1880 Testamento de Mariano Riva Palacio. Vicente Riva Palacio Collection, 1790-1896, Benson Latin American Collection, LLILAS Benson Latin American Studies and Collections, The University of Texas at Austin. Folder 207(2), No. 48
Processing Information
The collection was described by the Benson's Mexican Archives Project in February 1994.
Prepared by the Mexican Archives Project, February 9, 1995.
Geographic
Topical
- Business enterprises--Mexico
- Haciendas--Mexico--History--Sources
- Justice, Administration of--Mexico
- Mexico (Mexico: State)--History--19th century--Sources
- Mexico (Mexico: State)--Politics and government--19th century--Sources
- Mexico--Economic conditions
- Mexico--History, Military--19th century--Sources
- Mexico--History--19th century--Sources
- Mexico--History--To 1810--Sources
- Mexico--Politics and government--19th century--Sources
- Mexico--Social conditions
- Public institutions--Mexico
- Public works--Mexico
- Riva Palacio, Mariano, 1803-1880--Archives
- Title
- Mariano Riva Palacio Collection
- Status
- Edited Full Draft
- Author
- Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection
- Date
- 2001
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- September 12, 2002: Edited with XMetaL3 by Bob Stewart according to instructions in <title>Editing TARO EAD XML Finding Aids with XMetaL.</title>
- Tue Jul 22 14:58:04 CDT 2003: urn:taro:utexas.blac.00032 converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02.xsl (20030505).
- February 6, 2003: Revisions to full file: scopecontent, arrangement
- Tue Jul 22 14:58:04 CDT 2003: urn:taro:utexas.blac.00032 converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02.xsl (20030505).
- Thu Sep 4, 2003: Calendar divided into 16 parts to make the large size of the file more manageable.
- 2020 April: Series 1 (1716-1836) date normalization by Janette Nuñez.
- 2020 October: Finding aid combined via script and manually edited by Janette Nuñez and Ryan Lynch to remove mentions of other parts because file size limitation is no longer a concern.
- 2020 October: Edited by Carla O. Alvarez to fix compliance check errors to prepare for the migration to new TARO website.
- 2021 November: Edited by Devon Murphy to update control access terms and formatting based on the TARO Control Access List.
- 2025 July: Revised by Ryan Sullivant to fix validation errors prior to ingestion into ArchivesSpace.
Repository Details
Part of the Benson Latin American Collection, The University of Texas at Austin Repository
2300 Red River Street
Austin Texas 78712 United States
(512) 495-4578
bensonspecialcollections@austin.utexas.edu