Summary | 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, 1740: 1,405 folios) relating to the history of the Spanish in
Peru. Includes decrees, proclamations, orders, instructions, contracts, agreements,
commercial accounts and letters, minutes of municipalities, manumissions, and material
on the Pizarro and Almagro families. |
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