Manuscript/Mixed Material Hernán Cortés power of attorney,


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Title
Hernán Cortés power of attorney,
Summary
Power of attorney (DS) appointing agents to act in his interest in a residencia hearing ordered by King Charles as an investigation into his administration. Written at Tenustitlan (Tenochtitlan), Mexico.
Contributor Names
Cortés, Hernán, 1485-1547.
Jay I. Kislak Collection (Library of Congress)
Subject Headings
-  Charles--V,--Holy Roman Emperor,--1500-1558
-  Mexico--History--Conquest, 1519-1540
Notes
-  Governor of New Spain.
-  In Spanish.
-  Provenance: Gift of Jay I. Kislak Foundation.
-  Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.
-  NUCMC/kislak
-  NUCMC/vm01
-  Kislak accession no.: 1987.052.00.0001
Medium
1 1/4 p.; 12 1/4 in. x 8 3/4 in.
Call Number/Physical Location
Kislak MS 193
Repository
Library of Congress Rare Book and Special Collections Division Jay I. Kislak Collection Washington, D.C. 20540 USA dcu (Acc. 1987.052.00.0001)
Digital Id
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.rbc/kislak.74373.1
Library of Congress Control Number
2007574373
Access Advisory
Collection open for research.
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LCCN Permalink
https://lccn.loc.gov/2007574373
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Cortés, Hernán, and Jay I. Kislak Collection. Hernán Cortés power of attorney. 1526. Manuscript/Mixed Material. https://www.loc.gov/item/2007574373/.

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Cortés, H. & Jay I. Kislak Collection. (1526) Hernán Cortés power of attorney. [Manuscript/Mixed Material] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2007574373/.

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Cortés, Hernán, and Jay I. Kislak Collection. Hernán Cortés power of attorney. 1526. Manuscript/Mixed Material. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2007574373/>.

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