Documents relating to Central America : ms., 1519 - [ca. 1776].

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Documents relating to Central America : ms., 1519 - [ca. 1776].

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Transcripts, translations, and summaries of documents and letters relating primarily to civil and ecclesiastical administration of the Central American provinces during the sixteenth century, to the development of navigation routes and the exploration of the Pacific in that vicinity, and to the character and treatment of the Indians. Most of these volumes bear annotations signed by Buckingham Smith, 1856-1857, and sometimes also by Martín Fernández de Navarrete or his assistant, certifying the location of the original. Record relating to the transfer of the remainder of Balboa's fleet to González Dávila; royal agreement with the pilot, Andrés Niño, for discoveries in the Pacific; and Gonzálex Dávila's report of March 6, 1524, on his discoveries in Nicaragua. Excerpts from Volumes 66, 67, and 69 (new numbering) of the Muñoz Collection, Academia Real de la Historia, Madrid. These are transcripts and summaries of letters and documents addressed chiefly to Emperor Charles I of Spain or to the Council of the Indies by officials, friars, and Indians of the provinces subject to the Audiencia de los Confines, namely, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Yucatan, and Chiapa. They relate to the civil and ecclesiastical administration of these provinces, particularly to treatment of Indians, abolition of the encomienda system, the work of Dominican and Franciscan friars, administration of Alonso de Zurita, the expeditions of Pedro de la Gasca, activities of Francisco Pizarro in Peru, and the survey conducted by Diego Ramírez.

Originals : 24 items ; 31-34 cm.Copies : 1 microfilm reel : negative (Rich. 397:5-12) and positive.

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Smith, Buckingham, 1810-1871

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Muñoz, Juan Bautista, 1745-1799

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Squier, E. G. (Ephraim George), 1821-1888

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Navarrete, Martín Fernández de, 1765-1844

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Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, 1500-1558

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