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BASIC TEXAS BOOKS 3
in the text, while Castaneda in his monumental work makes no
mention whatsoever of Alessio Robles, and does not list a single article
or monograph of Alessio Robles in his bibliography.
None of the volumes has been published in English, but two theses
translate portions. Laron Donald Jorda translated the chapters covering
the early 183o's as a master's thesis at Southern Methodist University
in 1950, and David Glenn Hunt translated the chapters from 1835
through the fall of the Alamo as a 1950 master's thesis at the same
school. Both include critical annotations discussing Alessio Robles's
facts and conclusions.
Vito Alessio Robles grew up in Saltillo, and became an army
engineer and a professor of military history. He fought in the Mexican
Revolution under Carranza and Pancho Villa, serving briefly as
Minister of War. Later, he became a newspaper editor, educator, and
historian. The author of numerous works on the early history of Texas
and Mexico, he was a pioneer in bibliographical studies of Texas and
the northern Mexican states.
Griffin 2458 and 4903. Howes R382.
2 Almonte, Juan Nepomuceno (1803-1869)
NOTICIA ESTADISTICA SOBRE TEJAS.
Mexico: Impreso por Ignacio Cumplido, Calle de los Rebeldes n.2, 1835.
96,[4]pp. Three folding tables. 15cm.
Printed wrappers. Also marbled boards with calf spine.
Other issues:
(A). Reprinted, in slightly different arrangement, in Vicente Filisola, Memorias para
la Historia de la Guerra de Tejas, Mexico, Rafael, 1848-49, Vol. II, pp. 535-615.
(B). English translation by Carlos E. Castaneda, Southwestern Historical Quarterly,
XXVIII, 177-222, January, 1925.
One of the most valuable descriptions of Texas on the eve of
revolution, this volume was written by an agent for the Mexican
government. Acting under special instructions of the Gomez Farias
administration, Almonte was in a unique position to observe and
describe Texas at the time. He was educated in the United States,
served as Mexican envoy to London in 1825, became a newspaper
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Jenkins, John Holmes. Basic Texas Books: An Annotated Bibliography of Selected Works for a Research Library, book, 1988; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth296838/m1/18/: accessed May 21, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas State Historical Association.