Opening Hours
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Manuscripts
A collection of 946 items from 1537 to 1580, it consists of letters, manuscripts and documents, all in Spanish, documenting the early history of Peru, including Francisco Pizarro's civil war with Diego de Almagro and the pacification of the country by Pedro de la Gasca. It also includes material pertaining to the Catholic Church in Peru; missionaries; the conquest of Chile; the Native people of Peru; and enslavement of Indigenous peoples. There is material regarding the cities of Arequipa, Cuzco, Lima, and Quito. There are letters and decrees of Charles V and Philip II, letters of Gonzalo Pizarro and Francisco Pizarro, reports of Pedro de la Gasca, and Pedro de Valdivia's account of the conquest of Chile. Persons represented in the collection include: Juan de Acosta, Pascual de Andagoya, Francisco de Carvajal, Charles V, Gonzalo Fernández de Oviedo y Valdés, Philip II, Hernando Pizarro, Pedro de Puelles, Pedro de Soria, Cristóbal Vaca de Castro, and Pedro de Valdivia. Also included are paper facsimiles of the original material and two 19th century volumes of transcriptions of the collection (the transcriptions are not in chronological order).
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Manuscripts
A collection of 946 items from 1537 to 1580, it consists of letters, manuscripts and documents, all in Spanish, documenting the early history of Peru, including Francisco Pizarro's civil war with Diego de Almagro and the pacification of the country by Pedro de la Gasca. It also includes material pertaining to the Catholic Church in Peru; missionaries; the conquest of Chile; the Native people of Peru; and enslavement of Indigenous peoples. There is material regarding the cities of Arequipa, Cuzco, Lima, and Quito. There are letters and decrees of Charles V and Philip II, letters of Gonzalo Pizarro and Francisco Pizarro, reports of Pedro de la Gasca, and Pedro de Valdivia's account of the conquest of Chile. Persons represented in the collection include: Juan de Acosta, Pascual de Andagoya, Francisco de Carvajal, Charles V, Gonzalo Ferǹndez de Oviedo y Valďs, Philip II, Hernando Pizarro, Pedro de Puelles, Pedro de Soria, Cris̤tbal Vaca de Castro, and Pedro de Valdivia. Also included are paper facsimiles of the original material and two 19th century volumes of transcriptions of the collection (the transcriptions are not in chronological order).
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Manuscripts
A collection of 946 items from 1537 to 1580, it consists of letters, manuscripts and documents, all in Spanish, documenting the early history of Peru, including Francisco Pizarro's civil war with Diego de Almagro and the pacification of the country by Pedro de la Gasca. It also includes material pertaining to the Catholic Church in Peru; missionaries; the conquest of Chile; the Native people of Peru; and enslavement of Indigenous peoples. There is material regarding the cities of Arequipa, Cuzco, Lima, and Quito. There are letters and decrees of Charles V and Philip II, letters of Gonzalo Pizarro and Francisco Pizarro, reports of Pedro de la Gasca, and Pedro de Valdivia's account of the conquest of Chile. Persons represented in the collection include: Juan de Acosta, Pascual de Andagoya, Francisco de Carvajal, Charles V, Gonzalo Ferǹndez de Oviedo y Valďs, Philip II, Hernando Pizarro, Pedro de Puelles, Pedro de Soria, Cris̤tbal Vaca de Castro, and Pedro de Valdivia. Also included are paper facsimiles of the original material and two 19th century volumes of transcriptions of the collection (the transcriptions are not in chronological order).
mssPL
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Manuscripts
A collection of 946 items from 1537 to 1580, it consists of letters, manuscripts and documents, all in Spanish, documenting the early history of Peru, including Francisco Pizarro's civil war with Diego de Almagro and the pacification of the country by Pedro de la Gasca. It also includes material pertaining to the Catholic Church in Peru; missionaries; the conquest of Chile; the Native people of Peru; and enslavement of Indigenous peoples. There is material regarding the cities of Arequipa, Cuzco, Lima, and Quito. There are letters and decrees of Charles V and Philip II, letters of Gonzalo Pizarro and Francisco Pizarro, reports of Pedro de la Gasca, and Pedro de Valdivia's account of the conquest of Chile. Persons represented in the collection include: Juan de Acosta, Pascual de Andagoya, Francisco de Carvajal, Charles V, Gonzalo Ferǹndez de Oviedo y Valďs, Philip II, Hernando Pizarro, Pedro de Puelles, Pedro de Soria, Cris̤tbal Vaca de Castro, and Pedro de Valdivia. Also included are paper facsimiles of the original material and two 19th century volumes of transcriptions of the collection (the transcriptions are not in chronological order).
mssPL
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Manuscripts
A collection of 946 items from 1537 to 1580, it consists of letters, manuscripts and documents, all in Spanish, documenting the early history of Peru, including Francisco Pizarro's civil war with Diego de Almagro and the pacification of the country by Pedro de la Gasca. It also includes material pertaining to the Catholic Church in Peru; missionaries; the conquest of Chile; the Native people of Peru; and enslavement of Indigenous peoples. There is material regarding the cities of Arequipa, Cuzco, Lima, and Quito. There are letters and decrees of Charles V and Philip II, letters of Gonzalo Pizarro and Francisco Pizarro, reports of Pedro de la Gasca, and Pedro de Valdivia's account of the conquest of Chile. Persons represented in the collection include: Juan de Acosta, Pascual de Andagoya, Francisco de Carvajal, Charles V, Gonzalo Ferǹndez de Oviedo y Valďs, Philip II, Hernando Pizarro, Pedro de Puelles, Pedro de Soria, Cris̤tbal Vaca de Castro, and Pedro de Valdivia. Also included are paper facsimiles of the original material and two 19th century volumes of transcriptions of the collection (the transcriptions are not in chronological order).
mssPL
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Manuscripts
A collection of 946 items from 1537 to 1580, it consists of letters, manuscripts and documents, all in Spanish, documenting the early history of Peru, including Francisco Pizarro's civil war with Diego de Almagro and the pacification of the country by Pedro de la Gasca. It also includes material pertaining to the Catholic Church in Peru; missionaries; the conquest of Chile; the Native people of Peru; and enslavement of Indigenous peoples. There is material regarding the cities of Arequipa, Cuzco, Lima, and Quito. There are letters and decrees of Charles V and Philip II, letters of Gonzalo Pizarro and Francisco Pizarro, reports of Pedro de la Gasca, and Pedro de Valdivia's account of the conquest of Chile. Persons represented in the collection include: Juan de Acosta, Pascual de Andagoya, Francisco de Carvajal, Charles V, Gonzalo Ferǹndez de Oviedo y Valďs, Philip II, Hernando Pizarro, Pedro de Puelles, Pedro de Soria, Cris̤tbal Vaca de Castro, and Pedro de Valdivia. Also included are paper facsimiles of the original material and two 19th century volumes of transcriptions of the collection (the transcriptions are not in chronological order).
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