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Archivo Historico Nacional, Madrid, 1570-1632

 Series

Scope and Contents

New Spain, regulations 1575, for cochinilla, grana, production, purchase, exportation, regulation 1556, for la mesta, cattle, ranching, Puebla de los Angeles, Luis de Velasco, impact of the New Laws on the Spanish, reasons for keeping the repartimiento to help Spanish settlers with no other compensation, who gave all for the kingdom, hurricane in Veracruz, handling of the Chichimecas, putting Indian women and children in convents and with good families for their education, treatment of the Indians, Cristobal de Molina, memorial, ca. 1620, about Spanish treatment of the Indians, interference of work assignments in their Christianization, conversion, education, daily life, complains from the Indians, problems with the officials of New Spain. Diccionario de Ayala, definitions of terms about Spanish colonial institutions, practices, Diego de Uceda, of Córdoba, 1528, Inquisition case against him, heresy, Lutheran. Hernando de Figueroa, of Guadalajara, 1529, petition to joint Knights of Santiago, nobility, family history

Dates

  • 1570-1632

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English Spanish French Mayan

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 23 boxes (20.5 cu. ft.) 217 volumes, 107 microfilm reels, 2 boxes DVDs

General

Detailed Finding Aid Reels noted in this detailed finding aid have been transferred to DVDs using same item numbers as reels.

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository

Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
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