List of the subjects destined for mining in New Spain and the Kingdom of Santa Fe, including their families and servants

In 1788, Manuel González Guiral, President of the Casa de Contratación, the institution in charge of organising commercial expeditions to America, approved the sending of different people to the mines of New Spain and the Kingdom of Santa Fe. Among them was Fausto Elhuyar, brother of Juan José Elhuyar and Director of Mines in Mexico, who travelled with his wife and a servant. Several well-known German mineralogists travelled with him, such as Alcance y contenido:Destined for New Spain- Fausto de Elhuyar, Director of the Royal body of mines of Mexico, with his wife, Juana de Raab, and their servants: Magdalena Kummer, Rosalía, free Black and Johann Knisrch.- Frederick Sonnenschmidt, Franz Fischer, Ludwig Lindner and Carlos Weinhold.

Collection: Texts

Project: 2. Social and economic impact of technological revolutions in Europe., 9. Travels and travelers: economic, social and cultural connections.

Chronology: XVIII

Scope: Secondary Education, Baccalaureate, University

Link: http://pares.mcu.es/ParesBusquedas20/catalogo/description/166727

Resource type: Historical source

Format: Unknown

Source: Archivo General de Indias, CONTRATACIÓN, 5532, N.1, R.13

Language: Spanish

Date: 10/15/2020

Owner: Álvaro Chaparro Sainz (Modernalia)

Identifier: ES.41091.AGI//CONTRATACION,5532,N.1,R.13

Abstract: Document containing a list of the subjects destined for mining in New Spain and the Kingdom of Santa Fe, including their families and servants

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