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Pedro de Alvarado letters : ms., 1534 Jan. 18-1541 Apr. 29.
BANC MSS M-M 317LOCAL
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Title:

Pedro de Alvarado letters : ms., 1534 Jan. 18-1541 Apr. 29

Creator/Contributor:

Alvarado, Pedro de, 1485?-1541, creator

Creator/Contributor:

Squier, E. G. (Ephraim George), 1821-1888, asn

Abstract:

Six letters of Alvarado: two to the King of Spain, Puerto de la Posesión, Nicaragua, January 18, 1534, and Guatemala City, May 12, 1535; one to Governor Barrionuevo of Tierra Firme, Puerto Viejo, Peru, March 10, 1534; one to the Council of the Indies, Guatemala City, November 20, 1535, on his Pacific exploratory activities, the sale of a portion of his fleet to Diego de Almagro, etc.; a record, Santiago de Quito, Ecuador, August 26, 1534, of the above-mentioned sale to Almagro; and the instructions, Mexico City, April 29, 1541, issued by Alvarado, jointly with Viceroy Mendoza of New Spain, to guide Gonzalo Dovalle in a voyage of exploration.

Date:

1534 (issued)

Subject:

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Voyages and travels
Voyages
journeys
Discoveries in geography
Voyages and travels
Pacific Ocean -- Discovery and exploration
Pacifique, Océan -- Découverte et exploration
Pacific Ocean

Note:

Also available on microfilm.
Transcripts from the E.G. Squier Collection.
In Spanish.

Physical Description:

print
42 pages ; 33 cm
partial microfilm reel (41 exposures) : negative (Rich. 397:5-12) and positive

Language:

Spanish

Identifier:

BANC MSS M-M 317LOCAL

Origin:

Various places

Related Item:

Collection : Bancroft, Hubert Howe, : 1832-1918