Pedro de Alvarado letters : ms., 1534 Jan. 18-1541 Apr. 29.

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Pedro de Alvarado letters : ms., 1534 Jan. 18-1541 Apr. 29.

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Six letters of Alvarado: two to the King of Spain, Puerto de la Posesión, Nicaragua, January 18, 1534, and Guatemala City, May 12, 1535; one to Governor Barrionuevo of Tierra Firme, Puerto Viejo, Peru, March 10, 1534; one to the Council of the Indies, Guatemala City, November 20, 1535, on his Pacific exploratory activities, the sale of a portion of his fleet to Diego de Almagro, etc.; a record, Santiago de Quito, Ecuador, August 26, 1534, of the above-mentioned sale to Almagro; and the instructions, Mexico City, April 29, 1541, issued by Alvarado, jointly with Viceroy Mendoza of New Spain, to guide Gonzalo Dovalle in a voyage of exploration.

Originals : 42 p. ; 33 cm.Copies : partial microfilm reel (41 exposures) : negative (Rich. 397:5-12) and positive.

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