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Law -- Latin America 2
Missions -- Mexico 2
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Spain -- History -- Bourbons, 1700- 2
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Andean collection

 Collection
Call Number: MS 1775
Abstract:

A collection of correspondence; government documents, including reports, commissions, decrees, legal proceedings, account books, treasury records, petitions, geographic relations and awards; church documents; writings and poems; and published illustrated materials from the Andean region of Latin America (Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela) on civil, military, economic, religious, and social topics.

Dates: 1538-1996, bulk 1700-1799

Jesuit Missionary Collection

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Call Number: WA MSS S-1143
Abstract:

The collection documents the history of the Jesuit missions in Mexico. Letters by the padres, the Visitador Alvaro Flores de Sierra, and military leaders discuss the Seri Indian attacks on the missions and the need for military protection. Documents addressed to Juan de Yturberoaga, Procurador of the Province of New Spain, concern the distribution of supplies to the missions and their administration. Material also describes the difficulty of transporting cattle in the region.

Dates: 1671-1749

Mexico collection

 Collection
Call Number: MS 1776
Abstract:

A collection of correspondence; government documents, including reports, commissions, decrees, and awards; church documents; published illustrated materials; maps; and writings and poems from Mexico on civil, military, economic, religious, and social topics. Additions to the collection consist of photographs by Mario Bucovich, maps, and published illustrations.

Dates: 1522-1995, bulk 1770-1865