IDENTITY STATEMENT
Reference code(s): GB 0103 MS ADD 188
Held at: University College London
Title: Walker Papers
Date(s): 1860
Level of description: Collection (fonds)
Extent: 1 volume
Name of creator(s): Unknown
CONTEXT
Administrative/Biographical history:
William Walker: born in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, 1824; adventurer and revolutionary leader; migrated to California, 1850; sailed from San Francisco with a small force, 1853; after landing at La Paz, proclaimed Lower California and Sonora an independent republic; forced back to the USA by lack of supplies and Mexican resistance, 1854; sailed to Nicaragua at the invitation of a revolutionary faction, 1855; by the end of the year his military successes made him virtual master of Nicaragua, then a key transport link between Atlantic and Pacific ocean shipping; President of Nicaragua, 1856-1857; maintained himself against a coalition of Central American states until 1 May 1857; in order to avoid capture, surrendered to the US Navy and returned to the USA; led another foray but was arrested and returned to the USA as a prisoner on parole; went to Central America for a third time, 1860; landed in Honduras and was taken prisoner by the British Navy; turned over to the Honduran authorities and executed at Trujillo, Honduras, 1860.
CONTENT
Scope and content/abstract:
Photocopy of a transcript of the trial of William Walker in Trujillo, Honduras.
ACCESS AND USE
Language/scripts of material: Spanish
System of arrangement:
Conditions governing access:
Open.
Conditions governing reproduction:
Normal copyright restrictions apply.
Physical characteristics:
Finding aids:
Collection level description.
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information:
Accruals:
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
Presented by Professor R A Humphreys in May 1970.
ALLIED MATERIALS
Existence and location of originals:
Papers held in the Archivo Nacional, Tegucigalpa (Honduras National Archives).
Existence and location of copies:
Related material:
Publication note:
DESCRIPTION NOTES
Note:
Archivist's note: Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica online.
Date(s) of descriptions: 1999, revised Jul 2001