Papers : pertaining to the history and antiquities of Chiapas, Mexico, 1897-1909.

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Papers : pertaining to the history and antiquities of Chiapas, Mexico, 1897-1909.

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Research papers and letters, dating from 1897-1909, relating to the history of Chiapas, and containing a partial draft of León's proposed Ensayo de una historia general del estado de Chiapas. scholarly interest in the history of Mexico. Orozco has included with the 1909 letter copies of pontifical documents in Latin, which he copied from the Vatican archives during a recent trip to Rome on the early church history of Chiapas.

Scrapbook: ca. 350 leaves ; 24 cm.Draft: 158 leaves ; 18 cm.Folder of letters: [19] leaves ; 28 cm.

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