Cortes family.
Family
Found in 2 Collections and/or records:
Collection
Found in:
Manuscript Division
Harkness Collection
Identifier: MSS47662
Abstract
Philanthropist and collector. Documents and papers (1525-1609: 2,939 folios) relating to the history of the Spanish in Mexico, though chiefly pertaining to the conquistador, Hernan Cortés, and members of his family. Topics include the Cortés-Avila Conspiracy (1566); a 1531 lawsuit involving testimony from the Nahuas of Huejotzingo, Mexico; other legal matters; family lands in Oaxaca, Mexico; and proceedings of the Holy Office of the Inquisition. Also includes documents and papers (1531-1651,...
Dates
1525-1740
Collection
Found in:
Manuscript Division
Henry Albert Monday Collection Relating to Mexico
Identifier: MSS60616
Abstract
Physician and collector. Correspondence, legal and financial papers, tax records, contracts, land records, cédulas, reports, official documents, broadsides, circulars, and other papers relating chiefly to various aspects of Mexican political, legal, and ecclesiastical history collected by Monday.
Dates
1522-1935