Publication

2018 - Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango, Zamora, Michoacán, Mexico

Language

Spanish

Word Count

74,250 words, Guess

Page Count

297 pages

Identifiers

Classifications

  • LCCUG418.G35 P74 2018

Description

Compilation of documents that illustrate history of military fort between 1687 and 1752 and of municipality that grew around it, in what is today state of Durango. Introductory study weaves together information from these sources into explanation of region's past for local residents and researchers. Documents include official reports, royal decrees on foundation of Presidio, lists of officers and soldiers stationed there, payroll accounts, and letters attesting to reasons for fort's abandonment. Edition limited to 500 copies.

Subjects

Places

MexicoDurangoSan Pedro del Gallo (Mexico)Gallo Fortress (Durango, Mexico)

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