Original rare 1828 Colonial Texana brand poster, Coahuila Texas Aqualeguas /
"Brand posters" were hand-written pages of paper depicting the brands and descriptions of the livestock which had been turned in at the public corral as strays. The flimsy papers were usually posted at the church or town square so that owners of stray horses or livestock could reclaim them...
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| Format: | Manuscript |
| Language: | Spanish |
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| Summary: | "Brand posters" were hand-written pages of paper depicting the brands and descriptions of the livestock which had been turned in at the public corral as strays. The flimsy papers were usually posted at the church or town square so that owners of stray horses or livestock could reclaim them. This poster was used at Agualeguas, Coahuila (Mexico) and Texas (now in the state of Nuevo León, Mexico), in May of 1828. (From vendor's description) |
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| Item Description: | The Cushing Library/Chapman Texas Collection copy is part of the Floyd & Louise Chapman Texas & Borderlands Collection. Title from vendor's description. Signed: Agualeg. y Mallo 26 de 1820, Juan Antonio Vela. A "juez de campo" ("country judge" or "field judge") was like a justice of the peace or constable, handling minor crimes or statute violations in locations not near a city. Cities and towns would tax livestock owners for not branding their animals or keeping them as they should, and would hold auctions to sell unclaimed cattle or livestock. The proceeds would go into local coffers. Given through the generosity of the Edelmiro and Alicia Muñiz '67 Endowment for Excellence. |
| Physical Description: | 1 sheet ; 31 cm |