New Mexico History: Difference between revisions

For information on some of the earliest records for New Mexico, you will want to examine this inventory made by Ralph Emerson Twitchell  

*Twitchell, Ralph E. ''The Spanish archives of New Mexico: compiled and chronologically arranged with historical, genealogical, geographical, and other annotations, by authority of the state of New Mexico''. Cedar Rapids, Iowa: Torch Press, 1914. {{FSC|156365|title|disp=FS Library book 978.9 A3t}} in two volumes. You can view digital copies online. [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/432444-the-spanish-archives-of-new-mexico-compiled-and-chronologically-arranged-with-historical-genealogical-geographical-and-other-annotations-by-authority-of-the-state-of-new-mexico-v-1?offset=1 Volume 1] and [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/200701-the-spanish-archives-of-new-mexico-compiled-and-chronologically-arranged-with-historical-genealogical-geographical-and-other-annotations-by-authority-of-the-state-of-new-mexico-v-2?offset=1 Volume 2].

To view the documents mentioned by Twitchell on microfilm, see ''Calendar of the microfilm edition of the Spanish archives of New Mexico, 1621-1821'' Santa Fe, NM: New Mexico Records Center, 1968. {{FSC|156556|title|disp=FS Library book 978.9 A3nm}}.  

Visit the website of the [http://164.64.110.131/webcat/request/DoMenuRequest?SystemName=New+Mexico+State+Archives&UserName=NMA+Public&Password=&UniqueID=0&TemplateProcessID=6000_12203_20096&bCachable=1&MenuName=Public+keyword+search&ControlLoc=T&ControlPer=15 New Mexico State Archives] to help correlate Twitchell's document numbers with the microfilm desired. The microfilms are available at the FamilySearch Library or some [https://www.familysearch.org/centers/locations/ FamilySearch centers] {{FSC|188041|title|disp=FS Library films 581463-581478}}.  

More documents from the early history of New Mexico can be found among the manuscripts of the National Archive of Mexico in Mexico City or the Archivo General de la Nación. Transcripts of this early history can be found on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library or some [https://www.familysearch.org/centers/locations/ FamilySearch centers]. ''Ramo de Historia: 1522-1822. '' {{FSC|693641|title|disp=FS Library INTL films 1857420, Items 2-3 and 1857433, Item 1}}.