Manuscripts
Derrotero de Indias of Luis de la Cruz
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Plan for a General Inspection in Chile to harmonize natural wealth and counteract poverty
Manuscripts
This manuscript, written by Chilean politician Anselmo de la Cruz only 8 months before Chilean revolutionaries declared independence from Spain, outlines his plan for a governmental investigation, or a "visita general," to streamline agricultural, industrial, and commercial output of every Chilean province.
mssHM 84478
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Derrotero by José Manuel de Moraleda y Montero
Manuscripts
These three documents describe the frigate Santa Gertrudis' voyage from the Port of Callao (Lima, Peru) to Acapulco, Mexico and back. The first document is a 1-page introduction to the following two, dated October 30, 1791, in Acapulco. The second document is a 4-page report by Alonso de Torres y Guerra, the commander of the Santa Gertrudis, to Antonio Valdes, a Spanish naval officer. It summarizes the journey's events, including the assistance provided to an English ship, descriptions of the Galapagos Islands, as well as commentary on Alejandro Malaspina's navigation charts and Juan Francisco de Bodega y Quadra's upcoming expedition to Nootka Island, Canada. And the third document is a 35-page derrotero, or route journal, written by José Manuel de Moraleda y Montero during the round trip from the Port of Callao to Acapulco, detailing landmarks, anchorages, climate, and other nautical and navigational information.
mssMontero
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Derrotero del Mar del Sur desde Nicaragua al Callao de Lima :
Manuscripts
Manuscript is 87 pages. It contains numerous colored sketches of coast, hills, etc., and 13 pages of tabulated declinations. The manuscript might be a copy by Bernardo de Berrett, made in the latter part of the 18th century.
mssHM 917
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Primera parte de los problemas, y secretos marauillosos de las Indias. / Compuesta por el doctor Iuan de Cardenas, medico. Dirigida al illustrissimo Señor Don Luys de Velasco, Virrey d[e]sta nueua España
Rare Books
Title vignette: coat of arms. Foliation errors: leaves 144, 152, 156, 170 misnumbered 126, 125, 159, 180. Signatures: [para.]⁸ A-2G⁸ 2H⁶.
106394
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Traslado a la letra de las constituciones de las Archicofradía
Manuscripts
This manuscript is a list of statues concerning the Convent of Santo Domingo in Mexico City. It is dated 1790, October 30, and is signed by Juan Francisco Venitez Frigueros, Foribio Fernandez de Cozgaya, and Miguel de Luna Mantilla. In Spanish.
mssHM 16282