María Josefa Espinosa de Cuesta papers

María Josefa Espinosa was born in Mexico and married Ángel León de la Cuesta y Álvarez, a Peruvian man who did business in Ecuador. From approximately 1826 until her death in the 1840s she lived in Philadelphia, where her brothers-in-law Fernando and Leandro de la Cuesta operated a shipping business...

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Main Author: Cuesta, Maria Josefa Espinosa de (Creator)
Collection:María Josefa Espinosa De Cuesta Papers
Collection Number:1257
Format: Manuscript
Language:Spanish
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245 1 |a María Josefa Espinosa de Cuesta papers  |f 1822-1842, undated 
300 |a 0.8 Linear feet  |f ; 2 boxes 
506 |a The collection is open for research. 
520 |a María Josefa Espinosa was born in Mexico and married Ángel León de la Cuesta y Álvarez, a Peruvian man who did business in Ecuador. From approximately 1826 until her death in the 1840s she lived in Philadelphia, where her brothers-in-law Fernando and Leandro de la Cuesta operated a shipping business. She was a businesswoman who bought and sold real estate and made loans, and she served as legal guardian of her nephew Francisco de Paula Pastor, who was later diplomatic representative of Ecuador to Mexico. The collection mainly consists of incoming correspondence from de Cuesta's two sons, who studied in Paris, and her daughter and son-in-law, in Panama. There are also deeds, contracts, and a few pages of calculations. The papers date from 1822 to 1842, with some undated miscellaneous material, and the collection spans two boxes -- a total of fourteen folders. The correspondence takes up all eight folders in the first box and four of six folders in the second. The remaining two folders in the collection contain the aforementioned legal documents and miscellaneous papers.  
524 8 |a Cite as: [Indicate cited item or series here], María Josefa Espinosa de Cuesta papers (Collection 1257), The Historical Society of Pennsylvania. 
541 1 |a Provenance unknown. 
544 |a At the Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Cuesta family business papers (Collection 3251) 
555 |a Finding Aid Available Online:  
650 7 |a Mexican American families--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--19th century.  |2 Local 
650 0 |a Mexican Americans--History--Sources. 
650 7 |a Mexican Americans--Social life and customs--19th century.  |2 Local 
650 7 |a Personal correspondence--19th century.  |2 Local sources 
852 |a The Historical Society of Pennsylvania  |b María Josefa Espinosa De Cuesta Papers  |l 1257 
856 4 2 |y Link to finding aid  |u http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/c/Cuesta1257.html