Latin American history and culture, an archival record

The collection contains some 184 manuscript volumes and unbound documents relating to the Spanish colonization of Latin America, dating from the 16th to early 20th centuries. Materials include correspondence, government documents (including reports, commissions, decrees, and awards), church documents, poetry and other writings on civil, military, economic, religious, and social topics. Materials originate from Spain; Mexico and Central America; the Caribbean; and South America, from Colombia south through the Andean region to Argentina and Paraguay. There is also 1 reel of material concerning Brazil, mostly thank you notes from the Emperor and Empress of Brazil to various Brazilian cardinals.