Autographs
1832 Texas Revolution Leader Jose Antonio Navarro

Document Signed & Co-Signed By Alamo Defender Thomas R. Miller
JOSE ANTONIO NAVARRO (1795-1871), leading Mexican participant in the Texas Revolution. THOMAS R. MILLER (1795-1836), Alamo Defender.
June 10, 1832-Dated, Rare Autograph Document Signed, "Jose Antonio Navarro," 4 pages, about 8.5" x 12", Handwritten in Spanish, Fine. With "Sello Segundo: Doce Rea Les., Habilitado Pro El Estado De Coahutla Y Texas Para El Bienio De 1826-27." being imprinted at the top of this Document. Co-signed by Thomas R. Miller, one of the original "Old Eighteen" Defenders of the Gonzales, "Come and take it" Cannon and Defender of the Alamo, who died in that Battle on March 6, 1836. Togather with this Document the empresario (land agent), Green DeWitt, who transfers ownership of a plot of land in Gonzales to Joseph Kent, the son of Andrew Kent, who also fell at the Alamo. Navarro pens, (here translated from Spanish) in part:

“Senior Commissioner -- Joseph Kent originating from the United States of the North, presiding: Having been admitted by the land agent Green deWitt to populate the land of their colony according to the laws of colonization of the State and part of the certificate that is included seeing that I am a bachelor and I will find myself on this day without the title of possession of the land as it corresponds to me as a colonist, I ask of you that in use of your faculties that you convey to me the possession of one-quarter sitio [a sitio is a measure of land given to families or individuals who engaged in stock raising] on the flank of the arroyo de Guadalupe above the arroyo Guajalote which is fifteen miles distance from the Paso de Anasasia-Gonzales 4th of June, 1832 - Joseph Kent - Villa de Gonzales to the 5th of June, 1832--to the land agent Green DeWitt for the continuation they inform me in writing that the present is the rightful owner of the certificate that includes this as legitimate, true, particularly if the said land is included in the boundaries of the colony with whatever else is offered - Navarro - Gonzales to the 5th of June 1832 - -Senior Commissioner -- in attention to the aforementioned decree, that the present is one of the colonists introduced in virtue of my contract according to the law, I have the motive to consider him accredited and upon being the proper owner of this certificate that is included in his regard, is valid and of those of my colony of the said land - Green de Witt -free to give title of the property that by their means he can possess the land and enjoy it according to the law: by this Act I am mandating and signing on this date in Villa de Gonzales at the 6th day of the month of June of the same year of 1832, I have certified-Jose Antonio Navarro-in the referenced municipality of Gonzales at the 7th day of the same year; I Jose Antonio Navarro, commissioned particularly for the Supreme Government of the State of Coahuila and Texas for the distribution and possession of the lands validated in this contracted colony by the land agent Green de Witt with said Supreme Government: in accordance to the aforementioned Act and having received Joseph Kent as colonist in the above mentioned business of colonization, according to the above information of the business as the said Joseph Kent has justified that he is a bachelor as found in his person the requirements within the law of colonization of the State of the 24th of March, 1825 ... In accordance with all its parts, with the original title that remains on public record for this colony of which the original is directed to be taken out on this very day; in the form prevented for the law to remit to me. Given from the Villa de Gonzales on the tenth day of the month of June of the same year of One thousand, Eight hundred, thirty-two, that which is certified and signed with two witnesses in my assislance on this date. -- (Signed) Jose Antonio Navarro -- (Also Countersigned) Of assistance (Signed) Jose Ramon Bedford -- Of assistance (Signed) Thomas R. Miller”

Accompanying this Document is a testimonial summarizing its content. Translated, in part:

"From title and grace of one-quarter a sitio of land conveyed on the 10th of June the present year [1831], to the bachelor colonist, Joseph Kent from the land agent Green de Witt: said land is situated by the arroyo Guajalote some 15 miles from the Paso de Anastasia by the arroyo Guadalupe: presided by Jose Antonio Navarro."