Abstract This collection documents the Peña, Chireno (also spelled Chirino), and related early Spanish and Mexican families of Nacogdoches and East Texas through personal correspondence, legal records, business papers, tax documents, receipts, and wills dating from 1840 to 1896. Particularly notable are Spanish-language documents and letters concerning Sister Isabel Chireno, while the collection also provides valuable genealogical information on numerous regional families, including the Acosta,...