Carta de relación ; Carta tercera de relacion ; Memorial dado a la Magestad del Cesar dn. Carlos Quinto / Fernando Cortés. [ca. 1700]

Newberry Library

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The Newberry was founded on July 1, 1887 and opened for business on September 6 of that year. The Newberry’s establishment came about because of a contingent provision in the will of Chicago businessman Walter L. Newberry (1804-68), which left what later amounted to approximately $2.2 million for the foundation of a “free, public” library on the north side of the Chicago River, if his two children died without issue. After the deaths of Mr. Newberry’s daughters and then, in 1885, of his widow, t...

Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library)

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Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, 1500-1558

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Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire from 1519 to 1556 and, as Charles I, king of Spain from 1516-1556. From the description of Letter, 1557. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122622485 Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire from 1519 to 1556 and, as Charles I, King of Spain from 1516-1556. From the description of Letter, 1555. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145435417 Emperor of Germany and king of Spain. From the description of Letter to Nicholas de Arti...

Cortés, Hernán, 1485-1547

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Conquistador and explorer. From the description of Hernán Cortés correspondence, circa 1542. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980322 Hernán Cortés led the Spanish invasion of Mexico in 1519 and the conquest of the Aztec Empire in 1521. He was governor of New Spain between 1522 and 1527 before returning to Spain and being named the Marqués del Valle de Oaxaca. Cortés returned to Mexico between 1530 and 1541 where he explored the northwestern part of Mexico and its Pacif...