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Mariano Riva Palacio Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 29925371

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):

  1. Correspondence, 1716-1880. Letters, circulars, invitations, rough drafts and fragments of letters, and telegrams.
  2. Official documents, 1724-1877. Certificates, orders and appointments, etc. , passports, and decrees.
  3. Legal documents, 1739-1872. Contracts and agreements, testimonies, inventories of estates, wills, petitions, and depositions.
  4. Financial documents, 1813-1872. Ledgers.
  5. Lists, 1754-1871.
  6. Literary productions, 1821-1877. Reports and poems.
  7. Printed material, 1844-1877. Clippings, broadsides, pamphlets, announcements and notices, and decrees.
  8. 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.

Related Material

The item level description of this guide follows the published calendar The Mariano Riva Palacio Archives: A Guide by Jack Autrey Dabbs (three volumes, with index).

See Also:

García, Genaro, 1867-1920 Genaro García Collection, 15-- - 1920?, Benson Latin American Collection, LLILAS Benson Latin American Studies and Collections, The University of Texas at Austin.

The García Collection includes two manuscripts related to Mariano Riva Palacio:

  1. G461: “Apuntes, February 7, 1847 to October 24, 1847,” and “Parte oficial del General Bravo sobre la acción de Chapultepec,” both in G461.
  2. G464: “Esposición que el Ministro de Hacienda dirige al Congreso Gral. sobre el estado de la Hacienda Publica... 1848. ”

Additional materials concerning Mariano Riva Palacio are to be found in the papers of his son: Riva Palacio, Vicente, 1832-1896. Vicente Riva Palacio Collection, 1790-1896, Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection, University of Texas Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin.

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.

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

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