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The colonial armies included four kinds of troops: | The colonial armies included four kinds of troops: | ||
# Spanish soldiers assigned to temporary service in the colonies | |||
# Spanish soldiers permanently assigned to colonial service | |||
# Provincial militia | |||
# Local militia | |||
The provincial militias were composed of men from the colonies, but the officers were almost exclusively Spanish. The local militias were created toward the end of the 18th century for community defense. Both the provincial and local militias were instrumental in the Mexican independence movement. | The provincial militias were composed of men from the colonies, but the officers were almost exclusively Spanish. The local militias were created toward the end of the 18th century for community defense. Both the provincial and local militias were instrumental in the Mexican independence movement. | ||
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To use Mexican military records, you will have to determine the specific regiment in which an ancestor served. If the records of your ancestor do not provide this information, it may be possible to learn which regiments were inducted in the area where he lived. To do this you must at least know the town where the individual was living when he was 18 years old. To determine the name or number of the unit to which your ancestor belonged, write to the Archivo General de la Nación and Archivo Histórico Militar Mexicano with all the information that you have about your ancestor, including your relationship to him. The archives’ addresses follow: | To use Mexican military records, you will have to determine the specific regiment in which an ancestor served. If the records of your ancestor do not provide this information, it may be possible to learn which regiments were inducted in the area where he lived. To do this you must at least know the town where the individual was living when he was 18 years old. To determine the name or number of the unit to which your ancestor belonged, write to the Archivo General de la Nación and Archivo Histórico Militar Mexicano with all the information that you have about your ancestor, including your relationship to him. The archives’ addresses follow: | ||
'''Dirección General de Archivo e Historia <br>'''Miguel de Cervantes Zaavedra s/n <br>Col. Irrigacion Esquina con Periférico <br>11640 Mexico D.F.<br>Internet: http://www.agn.gob.mx/ | :'''Dirección General de Archivo e Historia <br>'''Miguel de Cervantes Zaavedra s/n <br>Col. Irrigacion Esquina con Periférico <br>11640 Mexico D.F.<br>Internet: http://www.agn.gob.mx/ | ||
'''Archivo Histórico Militar Mexicano <br>'''Lomas de Sotelo por Periférico <br>Mexico, D.F. <br>Telephone: 557-3622 | :'''Archivo Histórico Militar Mexicano <br>'''Lomas de Sotelo por Periférico <br>Mexico, D.F. <br>Telephone: 557-3622 | ||
=== Military History === | === Military History === | ||