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Another Relacion — MUCH More Detailed than Normal

Dávalos, Juan Eusebio. [drop-title] Relacion de los servicios del general Don Juan Eusebio Davalos, cavallero del orden de Alcantara, los de su padre, y antepassados. [Madrid, 1743]. Folio. [2] ff.
$275.00

corregidor

colegio

• Palau 259438. Folded as issued.

Who's In Charge of What & How Much They Are Paid

Díez de la Calle, Juan. Memorial informatorio al rey nuestro señor, en su real y supremo Conseio de las Indias, Camara, y Junta de Guerra. [Madrid: No publisher/printer], 1645. Small 4to. [11 (of 12)], 31 (of 32) ff. (lacks pi4 and a1).
$4000.00

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• In Latin American history the 17th century is generally characterized as “the century of decline,” which perception was simply inevitable given the robust and energetic nature of the events of the 16th century! The 17th was also the century of entropy: That is, disorder or randomness was becoming more and more prevalent in the administration of such a vast empire and that system of government was experiencing an inevitable and steady deterioration.

contretemps

To aid in getting a refreshed grip on the administration of the New World, Philip IV of Spain asked Juan Díez de la Calle, a member of the Consejo de Indias, to produce a concise administrative handbook for use solely by the Council of the Indies, the King, and his close advisors. Here one finds all of the administrative divisions with dates of creation; office holders and their salaries and when the office was created; differences existing between administrative districts; and an interesting section on the various “annual” convoys (“armadas”) and the general in charge of each.

Provenance: Ownership signature at top of title-page of “Guill[er]mo Godolphin,” i.e., Sir William Godolphin.

• Alden & Landis, European Americana, 645/45; Palau 73741; Sabin 20133. Early limp vellum. Lacking two leaves: “Al Lector” leaf and the sectional title-leaf. A very good copy. (25808)

Comunero Revolt

Echauri, Martín José. Document Signed. In Spanish, on paper. San Miguel (Argentina): 14 May 1735. Folio (31 cm x 12.25"). [1] p.
$900.00

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comuneros

The Comunero Revolt in Argentina (ca. 1723–35) was a prolonged episode of uprising against the colonial government by residents in northeastern Argentina (Corrientes) and an adjacent part of Paraguay who felt marginalized by the Jesuit domination of the Guarani Indian labor pool and the Society of Jesus’s near monopoly of the yerba mate and tobacco trade with Buenos Aires.

• Very good condition. Margins a little irregular; paper a little rumpled. Written in a clear, easy to read hand. (24647)

Chile, 1593 — A

Woman Presses Her Case

Escobedo, Francisca de. Two documents signed. In Spanish, on paper. Santiago, Chile, 7 January 1593. Folio, [2] pp.
$395.00

teniente general

residencia

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• Written in a small notarial hand and slightly difficult to read. All edges tattered with some loss of paper and of an occasional word or end of word, not impairing sense.

Presidents Archbishops Foreign Relations
Legal Wranglings Education . . .

(Ecuador). A small collection of 13 items. Guayaquil, Quito, San José, & Lima, 1834–57.
$2975.00

This offering contains original documents touching on many of these and other matters.

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Doubtless Everyone WasENTIRELY Attentive!

Eyzaguirre, Ignacio Victor. Sermon q[u]e [en] el 18 de setiembre de 1844, aniversario XXXIV de nuestra independencia, predicó.... Santiago, [Chile]: Imp. del Progreso, 1844. 12mo. 19, [1 (blank)] pp.
$75.00

• Not in Palau. Modern light wrappers, lacking original wrappers. Very good condition.

The Andes toANTARCTICA — 78 Plates / 5 Maps

Famin, César, et al. L'univers, ou histoire et description de tous les peuples. Amérique méridionale, iles diverses de l'océan et régions circompolaires. Chili, Paraguay, Uruguay, Buenos-Ayres...Patagonie, Terre-du-Feu et Archipel des Malouines...iles diverses des trois océans et régions circompolaires. Paris: Firmin Didot Frères, 1840. 8vo (21.5 cm, 8.4"). [4], 96, 64, 91, [1], 328 pp.; 76 plts., 5 fold. maps, 2 single-f. maps.
$500.00

L'univers

Chili

Patagonie

Iles diverses

absent

A Must forVisitors to AMAZONIA

Figueira, Luis. Arte da grammatica da lingua do Brasil. Lisboa: Na Officina Patriarcal, 1795. Small 4to (20.5 cm; 8"). [2] ff., 103, [1 (blank)] pp.
$1875.00

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• Sabin 24313; DeBacker-Sommervogel, III, 721; Viñaza 389; Valle Cabral 6; Rodrigues 1002; Ayrosa 202, Borba de Moraes (rev. ed.), I, 409. Publisher's “wallpaper” wrappers. Fine, crisp copy. (26520)

Were? the Franciscans Getting Too

Uppity?

Franciscans. Satisfacion [sic] por la religion de S. Francisco al manifiesto que se ha publicado, ocultando su nombre el autor. [Madrid, ca. 1671?]. 30, [1 (blank)] ff.
$500.00

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• Not in Palau; not in Medina, BHA. Removed from a nonce volume. Title-page with shadow of pencilled numeral in upper margin; one leaf with institutional pressure stamp. Most leaves with old damage to outer margins, repaired of old in most instances, with loss of some words or letters from a number of shouldernotes; a few instances of early inked bracketing.

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