Documents written in Spanish, [1403-18--].

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Documents written in Spanish, [1403-18--].

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Includes 23 vellum documents, dating 1403-1573; a transcription of a letter by Diego Velazquez to His Majesty's "Camarero mayor", dated at Santiago, Fernandino, 12th Oct. 1519, and referring to the appointment of Hernán Cortés to the command of the Mexican expedition (4 leaves); 2 arias, A Barcelona. Deshagos musicales, by Juan Francisco de Masdeu, dated 20 Aug. 1816 (1 leaf); Ascendencia del senor don Francisco Brabo de Saravia, vecino de la ciudad de Santiago del reyno de Chile [h]asta sus abuelos (1 leaf); and letters and other documents in 19th-cent. hands, concerning Chile, Cuba, and Spanish Louisiana.

1 box (.5 linear ft.)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7796874

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Velázquez, Diego, 1599-1660

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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...

Brabo de Saravia, Francisco.

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Brabo de Saravia family.

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Masdeu, Juan Francisco, 1744-1817

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