Call Number:

C0053

Repository:

Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division

Extent:

17 boxes

Language:

Spanish; Castilian

Preferred Citation:

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Prieto and Maíz Family Business Records, Box and Folder Number; Special Collections, Princeton University Library.

Date:

1760-1974 (inclusive) and 1890-1945 (bulk)

Form:

Affidavits., Commercial correspondence, Mexican., Contracts., Deeds., Legal correspondence, Mexican., Legal documents., Mine maps., and Receipts.

Abstract:

Consists of the records (1760-1974) of a large business conglomerate in northern Mexico founded by Pedro R. Prieto and owned by branches of the Prieto family, including Maíz family members, for three generations.

The Prieto and Maíz families developed business enterprises--mining and ranching--in northern Mexico (Chihuahua state) during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

The collection consists of the records of a large business conglomerate in northern Mexico founded by Pedro R. Prieto and owned by branches of the Prieto family, including Maíz family members, for three generations: financial and legal documents, maps, business and personal correspondence, and printed materials relating to their mining, urban, and rural properties. Extensive documentation of the mining industry in Mexico before, during, and after the Díaz Era (1876-1911) emphasizes how U.S. investment played an important role. Broad subject coverage focuses on the political and socioeconomic regional history of Mexico during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The Prieto women demonstrate great acumen in managing the businesses of the Prieto Estate.

Organized into the following record groups: I. Mining--Financial Papers, Legal Papers, Maps; II. Urban--Legal Papers, Financial Papers, Maps, Miscellaneous; III. Rural--Legal and Financial Papers for Individual Properties; IV. The Prieto Estate (Intestamentaria)--Legal and Financial Papers; V. Miscellaneous--Personal Correspondence and General Financial Papers.