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King Carlos III wrote the Royal Regulations of 1772. They were laws, instructing how the Northern Cordon of Presidios should conduct themselves, their duties, and a description of the mounted lancers munitions. This is a replica of an adarga (shield) and lance.
After the Mexican Revolutionary War that lasted from 1810 - 1821, New Spain was no more and the new country became Mexico. The Mexican government continued the frontier defense system. The King's mounted lancers were elite presidio soldiers who were armed with a shield, lance, small rifle, pistol, and a sword. They were to have seven horses and one mule per soldier.
"Lancers for A King, by Sidney Brinkerhoff and Odie Faulk," writes,
Spanish adarga was made of three thicknesses of bull hide stitched together from a Moorish design of the 13th century, the adarga carried by the presidio soldier was generally about 20 inches high and 24 inches across. Officers' shields were often painted with the royal arms of Spain or a family crest. The adarga was worn on the left arm and carried on the back when not in use. Those of the enlisted men were plain and cost the soldiers 30 pesos.
The lance was the principal weapon for the frontier mounted lances/soldiers. The blade was 12 inches long and the pole was 8 feet long. The lance's total length was 9 feet long.
This is a replica of an officer's shield that my husband Alberto De Leon, and I made. It is 20 inches high, 24 inches across in the shape of two "C's" and we"stitched" together layers of bull hide color leather.
David Baisden used his artistic talents in painting Spain's Coat of Arms, as shown in the mounted lancers photo. David also made the lance that is one foot shorter than the Royal Regulations of 1772 because it was too long to stand up in JMADS' office.
Captain Jose Miguel Arciniega and his uncle Alfarez Florentine Felipe Arciniega would have carried a shield like this. Jose Miguel's father Cavo Jose Gregorio Arciniega's shield would have been plain.
Donna De Leon
King Carlos III wrote the Royal Regulations of 1772. They were laws, instructing how the Northern Cordon of Presidios should conduct themselves, their duties, and a description of the mounted lancers munitions. This is a replica of an adarga (shield) and lance.
After the Mexican Revolutionary War that lasted from 1810 - 1821, New Spain was no more and the new country became Mexico. The Mexican government continued the frontier defense system. The King's mounted lancers were elite presidio soldiers who were armed with a shield, lance, small rifle, pistol, and a sword. They were to have seven horses and one mule per soldier.
"Lancers for A King, by Sidney Brinkerhoff and Odie Faulk," writes,
Spanish adarga was made of three thicknesses of bull hide stitched together from a Moorish design of the 13th century, the adarga carried by the presidio soldier was generally about 20 inches high and 24 inches across. Officers' shields were often painted with the royal arms of Spain or a family crest. The adarga was worn on the left arm and carried on the back when not in use. Those of the enlisted men were plain and cost the soldiers 30 pesos.
The lance was the principal weapon for the frontier mounted lances/soldiers. The blade was 12 inches long and the pole was 8 feet long. The lance's total length was 9 feet long.
This is a replica of an officer's shield that my husband Alberto De Leon, and I made. It is 20 inches high, 24 inches across in the shape of two "C's" and we"stitched" together layers of bull hide color leather.
David Baisden used his artistic talents in painting Spain's Coat of Arms, as shown in the mounted lancers photo. David also made the lance that is one foot shorter than the Royal Regulations of 1772 because it was too long to stand up in JMADS' office.
Captain Jose Miguel Arciniega and his uncle Alfarez Florentine Felipe Arciniega would have carried a shield like this. Jose Miguel's father Cavo Jose Gregorio Arciniega's shield would have been plain.
Donna De Leon