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Santiago Atitlán, Guatemala records, 1587-1601.
BANC MSS 2006/148LOCAL
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Title:
Santiago Atitlán, Guatemala records, 1587-1601Creator/Contributor:
Polaco, Hernando de, active 1587-1601Creator/Contributor:
Criado de Castilla, Alonso, -1611Abstract:
Contains 14 letters and documents relating to the appointment and tenure of Hernando (Fernando) de Polaco as Corregidor (mayor-judge)
of the city of Santiago de Atitlán, Guatemala and its territories especially the town of Guazacapan. Includes orders and messages
about the Native Americans, indigo and cattle, and a plague of locusts, some from Alonso Criado de Castilla. Also includes
a letter pertaining to the provenance of the collection.
Date:
1587 (issued)Subject:
ncgt---Indians of Central America -- Guatemala -- History -- 16th century
Indigo industry -- Central America -- History -- 16th century
Cattle trade -- Guatemala -- History -- 16th century
Indians -- History -- 16th century -- Guatemala
Indiens d'Amérique -- Guatemala -- Histoire -- 16e siècle
Indigo -- Industrie -- Amérique centrale -- Histoire -- 16e siècle
Indians
Cattle trade
Indians of Central America
Indigo industry
Politics and government
Santiago Atitlán (Guatemala) -- Politics and government -- 16th century
Guazacapan (Guatemala)
Central America
Guatemala
Guatemala -- Santiago Atitlán
Polaco, Hernando de -- active 1587-1601
Note:
Purchase; in 2005.
Preferred citation: Santiago Atitlán, Guatemala records, BANC MSS 2006/148, The Bancroft Library, University of California,
Berkeley.
In Spanish.
Type:
HistoryPhysical Description:
print
1 volume ; 33 cm
Language:
Spanish
Identifier:
BANC MSS 2006/148LOCAL