Title:
Documents relating to Central America : ms., 1519 - [ca. 1776]
Hubert Howe Bancroft collection
Creator/Contributor:
Squier, E. G. (Ephraim George), 1821-1888, creator, Compiler
Creator/Contributor:
Smith, Buckingham, 1810-1871, ann
Creator/Contributor:
Navarrete, Martín Fernández de, 1765-1844, ann
Creator/Contributor:
Muñoz, Juan Bautista, 1745-1799, col
Abstract:
Transcripts, translations, and summaries of documents and letters relating primarily to civil and ecclesiastical administration
of the Central American provinces during the sixteenth century, to the development of navigation routes and the exploration
of the Pacific in that vicinity, and to the character and treatment of the Indians.
Most of these volumes bear annotations signed by Buckingham Smith, 1856-1857, and sometimes also by Martín Fernández de Navarrete
or his assistant, certifying the location of the original.
Record relating to the transfer of the remainder of Balboa's fleet to González Dávila; royal agreement with the pilot, Andrés
Niño, for discoveries in the Pacific; and Gonzálex Dávila's report of March 6, 1524, on his discoveries in Nicaragua.
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.
Date:
1519 (issued)
Subject:
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Indians of Central America -- Colonization -- History -- Sources
Indians -- Colonization -- Central America -- History -- Sources
Peuples autochtones -- Colonisation -- Amérique centrale -- Histoire -- Sources
Discoveries in geography
Pacific Ocean -- Discovery and exploration -- History -- Sources
Pacific Ocean -- Discovery and exploration -- Sources
Pacifique, Océan -- Découverte et exploration -- Sources
Central America
Pacific Ocean
Council of the Indies.
V, Holy Roman Emperor -- Charles -- 1500-1558
Zurita, Alonso de -- approximately 1512-1585
Gasca, Pedro de la -- 1493-1567
Pizarro, Francisco -- approximately 1475-1541
Ramírez, Diego
Balboa, Vasco Núñez de -- 1475-1519
Niño, Andrés
Balboa, Vasco Núñez de -- 1475-1519
V, Holy Roman Emperor -- Charles -- 1500-1558
Gasca, Pedro de la -- 1493-1567
Pizarro, Francisco -- approximately 1475-1541
Zurita, Alonso de -- approximately 1512-1585
Note:
Most volumes cataloged separately.
Also available on microfilm.
Forms part of the Hubert Howe Bancroft Collection.
Type:
History
Sources
Physical Description:
print
24 items ; 31-34 cm
1 microfilm reel : negative (Rich. 397:5-12) and positive
Language:
English
Identifier:
BANC MSS M-M 300-321LOCAL
Origin:
No place, unknown, or undetermined
