Documents from the Archivo General de Indias and other related archives 1508-1821 1521-1780

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Documents from the Archivo General de Indias and other related archives 1508-1821 1521-1780

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The collection contains selected Spanish documents copied from the Archivo General de Indias and other archives in Spain, the Vatican Library, and U.S. Libraries, with related transcriptions and notes. Mainly focused on the colonial history of New Mexico and New Spain, with some materials for the Caribbean, Latin America, Philippines, and the U.S. Borderlands.

21 boxes (20.5 cu. ft.) 217 volumes, 107 microfilm reels

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The University of New Mexico, University Libraries, Center for SouthwestResearch

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