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Correspondencia del Capitán General de Cuba, D. José Cienfuegos con:
Los embajadores de Londres y Paris. Los cónsules de Nueva Orleans, Charleston, Boston, Nueva York, Baltimore y Río de Janeiro.
Legajo 1900. 1816-1819. Correspondencia con los embajadores de Londres y Paris. Correspondencia con los cónsules de Nueva Orleans, Charleston, Boston, Nueva York, Baltimore y Rio de Janeiro. (Cienfuegos 33; Capitanes Generales 852.) B, 38.5 cm., 750 documents. The legajo consists of letters, with drafts of replies, from spanish ambassadors and consuls to José Cienfuegos, captain general of Cuba. Most of the letters are from the consul at Nueva Orleans. They are arranged in order as given in the list below. The following series of letters to Cienfuegos form the legajo: Ambassadors: 1818, june-1819, may. Duque de San Carlos, London. Attitude of England to revolutionary movements in América, including a number of printed proclamations. 1818, june-1819, may. Duque de Fernán Nuñez, Paris (few). Consuls of Spain: 1817-1818. Antonio Argote Villalobos, Charleston. 1817, capture of Amelia Island and plan of attack on San Agustín by Gregorio McGregor; 1818, possession of Amelia Island by the United States. 1816-1818. Juan Stoughton, Boston. Transmits copy of message of Monroe of nov. 17, 1818. 1816-1817. Andrés Villalba, Rio de Janeiro. 1816-1818. Pablo Chacón, Baltimore. 1817. Tomás Stoughton, Nueva York. 1817, mar.-1819, july. Felipe Fatio, Nueva Orleans. Subjects: 1817, revolutionary movements in México; measures taken for the capture of leaders and the suppressing of movement against México in the United States; corsairs; americans in the expedition of Mina; Monroe¿s message of dec. 2, 1817; 1818, surrender of Barrancas and Panzacola to Jackson; capture of Apalache by the americans; return of these posts to the spanish; war of the United States against the Indians; and invasion of México by general Lallemand. 1816, june-1817, feb. Diego Morphy, Nueva Orleans. Subjects: general Mina; new settlements at Matagorda and Galveztown: and pirates. (Many clippings enclosed.) Special printed documents and clippings: 1817, regarding Javier Mina¿s expedition to México, including 'Boletin 1. de la división auxiliar de la república mexicana' (apr. 25, contains life of Mina), 'Canción Patriótica', and 'Proclamación de Javier Mina a los soldados españoles y americanos del rey Fernando'; proclamations of Gregorio McGregor at Amelia Island (in 'Charleston City Gazette and Commercial Daily Advertiser', july 12); 1818, proposals of commandant Masot of Barrancas for its surrender to Jackson (may 28) ; proclamation of Jackson on taking possession of Florida Occidental (may 29); Manifiesto del general D. Mariano de Renovales a sus compañeros de armas y compatriotas (sept. 10)