Today I justed started scrolling through the beginning of Testamentos Microfilm year 1659 - 1843. Starts out year 1675 Tecolotlan. I am impressed with how clear, neatly written the documents are. I was reading a Testament of a person name Manuela Marin Del Valle. So many differnt kinds of information such as "La Tienda" and has lists of items along with their value. Then another list called, "Cabrales" which is a long list of names of poeple and how much they owe. Then list of belongings such as tierras, ropa, etc. Then I saw something called, "Fabricas y efectos en La Estancia De San Antonio. Which San Antonio is this? Here are copies I made:
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I was also reading another list and what caught my atention is this line which may seem to make reference to name of a ship that sailed from Cadiz, Espana to Veracruz:
"Se han pagado el Maestre del Navio El Annoganite por la conduccion de otras caxones desde Cadiz a Veracruz."
I have only looked through the first few pages before I had to leave the LDS Center. I only had an hour. But so many different kinds of lists. I hope to find testamentos of my ancestors. Such as my ggggggg grandparents Antonio Madera (1660 - 1709?) Maria De La Candelaria Angon (1655 - 1735)
Towns
Does it have an index or anything such that it would say what towns are included?
I have thought of ordering this film as well, because it might shed some light where the church records go cold.
Thanks!
Sergio Salés
Towns
I wonder if Manuela Marin is related to Jose Martin mentioned in this map of the hacienda:
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Microfilm No. 169026
Out of this document "navio" de Cadiz a Veracruz. I tried to look up that ships name and can't find it. But I saw a PDF on the Navios Cadis - Veracruz 1750 - 1778:
http://www.redalyc.org/pdf/600/60012795001.pdf
"Registros de Navíos de Ida a Nueva España"