Harkness collection, 1525-1651.

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Harkness collection, 1525-1651.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/82919386

Documents and papers (1525-1609: 2,939 folios) relating to the history of the Spanish in Mexico, though chiefly pertaining to the conquistador, Hernan Cortés, and members of his family. Topics include the Cortés-Avila Conspiracy (1566); a 1531 lawsuit involving testimony from the Nahuas of Huejotzingo, Mexico; other legal matters; family lands in Oaxaca, Mexico; and proceedings of the Holy Office of the Inquisition. Also includes documents and papers (1531-1651: 1,405 folios) relating to the history of the Spanish in Peru. Includes decrees, proclamations, orders, instructions, contracts, agreements, commercial accounts and letters, minutes of municipalities, manumissions, and material on the Pizarro and Almagro families.

900 items.34 containers plus 1 oversize.10 microfilm reels.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8291821

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Almagro family.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6zt29br (family)

Pizarro family.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6cg93xt (family)

Cortés, Hernán, 1485-1547

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w63t9gf2 (person)

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...

Harkness, Edward Stephen, 1874-1940

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6h71188 (person)

Epithet: American financier and philanthropist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001150.0x0003c3 Edward Stephen Harkness (1874-1940) was a trustee of the New York Public Library. His wife and co-collector, Mary Stillman Harkness, died in 1950. From the guide to the Edward S. and Mary Stillman Harkness collection, ca. 1400-1945, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) ...

Cortes family.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6fc4grt (family)