Collection Summary
Information for Researchers
Scope and Content
Collection Summary
Collection Title: Miscellaneous Documents Relating Chiefly to Northern Mexico,
Date (inclusive): 1531-1805
Collection Number: BANC MSS M-A 4:2
Extent:
Number of containers: 10 folders and 1 volume (in 1 box)
Repository: The Bancroft Library.
Berkeley, California 94720-6000
Physical Location: For current information on the location of these materials, please
consult the Library's online catalog.
Languages Represented: Collection materials are in Spanish
Information for Researchers
Access
Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Copyright has not been assigned to The Bancroft Library. All requests for permission to publish or
quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Public Services. Permission for
publication is given on behalf of The Bancroft Library as the owner of the physical items and is not
intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the
reader.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Miscellaneous documents relating chiefly to northern Mexico, BANC MSS M-A
4:2, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Scope and Content
The prints in this group are of a miscellaneous nature. Included in this group are accounts of Juan
Alonso de Sosa, treasurer of Mexico, 1531; a report on a voyage of Juan de Herrera y Montemayor from
Mexico to Peru, 1617; and a description by José Sánchez of the Pacific Coast from
Cape San Jorge to the Straits of Magellan, 1712.
Folder numbers should be used in requesting these documents, as well as the archival citations.