Unique sources on the brutal conquest of South America: first-hand reports from the Conquistadores Hernán Cortés and Francisco Pizarro
Cartas de Relacion de la conquista de la Nueva Espana
Spain or Central America — 1519–1527

Cartas de Relacion de la conquista de la Nueva Espana
Spain or Central America — 1519–1527
A collected volume of firsthand accounts, known as relaciónes, from various prominent Conquistadores
The famous names contained in the manuscript include Hernán Cortés, Pedro Alvarado, and Francisco Pizarro
These are some of the most immediate and unique sources concerning the brutal period of conquest
Cartas de Relacion de la conquista de la Nueva Espana
Short Description
The Cartas de Relacion de la conquista de la Nueva Espana is a collected volume featuring the so-called relaciónes of some of Conquistadores and other important figures of early Spanish colonialism, as well as some important official documents. As such, it is a source of incomparable value for understanding this tumultuous period of history.
Cartas de Relacion de la conquista de la Nueva Espana
This handsome volume of the Cartas de Relacion de la conquista de la Nueva Espana provides a facsimile reproduction of Codex Vindobonensis S. N. 1600, which contains the five so-called relaciónes of Hernán Cortés, two relaciónes by Pedro Alvarado, the relación of Diego de Godoy, the relación of the journey of Francisco Pizarro and Diego Almagro, the message carried by Antonio Giral to Alvaro de Saavedra Ceron, and the patent authorizing the original twelve Franciscan friars to come to Mexico. These firsthand accounts makes this collected volume an incomparable resource on the period of conquest that created the Spanish Empire in the New World. The photographic reproduction is preceded by an introduction and bibliography (in English) by Charles Gibson, and by a description of the manuscript by Dr. Franz Unterkircher.
Codicology
- Size / Format
- 706 pages / 37.0 x 27.0 cm
- Origin
- Spain or Central America
- Date
- 1519–1527
- Epochs
- Style
- Language
- Artist / School
- Hernando Cortez
1 available facsimile edition(s) of „Cartas de Relacion de la conquista de la Nueva Espana“
Cartas de Relacion de la conquista de la Nueva Espana
- Publisher
- Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt (ADEVA) – Graz, 1960
- Binding
- Half leather
- Commentary
-
1 volume by J. Stummvoll, Ch. Gibson and F. Unterkircher
Languages: English, German
Introduction by J. Stummvoll, Vienna. Commentary by Ch. Gibson, Iowa, codicological description by F. Unterkircher, Vienna. - More Information
- Reproduction of the entire original document as detailed as possible (scope, format, colors). The binding may not correspond to the original or current document binding.
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