Francisco García Figueroa (b. latter 18th century in Toluca, Mexico; d, unknown) was a Franciscan who supervised the compilation of a significant catalogue of historical documents relating to the Spanish colonial period of Latin America.
He was lector emeritus of his order, prefect of studies of the college of Tlatelolco, superior of general convents, definitor, custodian, twice provincial of the province of Santo Evangelio, and visitor to the other provinces of New Spain.
The Count of Revillagigedo (viceroy from 1789 to 1794) entrusted to Figueroa the work of selecting, arranging, and copying these manuscripts.
One copy, which was sent to Spain and examined by chronicler Muñoz, is preserved in the Academia de Historia; the other was kept in Mexico in the Secretaría del Virreinado, and is currently kept in the general archives of the Palacio Nacional.
To the original thirty-two volumes a minute index of the contents was added, compiled years afterwards by Franciscans.
Treatise on political virtues by Carlos de Sigüenza y Góngora; life and martyrdom of the children of Tlaxcala; narrative of Mexico by Father Geronimo Salmeron, Father Velez, and others.
Report of Father Posadas on Texas; three fragments on ancient history, Canticles of Nezahualcoyotl, etc.
Conquest of the Kingdom of Nueva Galicia by Matías de la Mota Padilla.
Log-book kept by the Fathers Garcés, Barbastro, Font, and Capellio; voyage of the frigate Santiago; "Diario" of Urrea and of D.J.B.
Documents for the history of Coahuila and Central Mexico (Seno Mexicano).
Notes on the cities of Veracruz, Cordova, Oaxaca, Puebla, Tepotzotlán, Querétaro, Guanajuato, Guadalajara, Zacatecas, Nootka.
"Francisco García de la Rosa Figueroa".