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Pedro de Alvarado letters : ms., 1534 Jan. 18-1541 Apr. 29.
BANC MSS M-M 317LOCAL
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Pedro de Alvarado letters : ms., 1534 Jan. 18-1541 Apr. 29Creator/Contributor:
Alvarado, Pedro de, 1485?-1541, creatorCreator/Contributor:
Squier, E. G. (Ephraim George), 1821-1888, asnAbstract:
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:
p------Voyages and travels
Voyages
journeys
Discoveries in geography
Voyages and travels
Pacific Ocean -- Discovery and exploration
Pacifique, Océan -- Découverte et exploration
Pacific Ocean
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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