Centro América : extractos sueltos de varios libros de la colleción de Muñoz tocantes a la historia de las provincias centroamericanos : ms., 1545-1555.

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Centro América : extractos sueltos de varios libros de la colleción de Muñoz tocantes a la historia de las provincias centroamericanos : ms., 1545-1555.

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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: 1 v. (149 p.) ; 34 cm.Copies: partial microfilm reel : negative (Rich. 397:5-12) and positive.

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