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Manuscript/Mixed Material Hans Peter Kraus Collection: Order to Pedro de Céspedes Vallejo

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Title

  • Hans Peter Kraus Collection: Order to Pedro de Céspedes Vallejo

Names

  • Eugenio de Espinosa, sergeant major of the presidi

Created / Published

  • July 15, 1632

Headings

  • -  Florida--History--Spanish colony, 1565-1763
  • -  Ships--Spain
  • -  Manuscripts

Genre

  • Manuscripts

Notes

  • -  Céspedes, adjutant of the sergeant major, is appointed to go as commander of the soldiers and sailors on the frigate Nuestra Señora de los Remedios to take communications to Havana and to bring back provisions and communications for the presidio. He is warned that an enemy fleet is reported off the coast of Havana. He is to gather information about it from the Indians and is to take the safest route according to the information obtained. He is to return as soon as possible because of the need of the presidio. He is to try to establish friendship with the Indians to the south.

Medium

  • 2 leaves [1 blank]

Source Collection

  • Hans Peter Kraus collection of Spanish American documents, 1433-1877

Repository

  • Manuscript Division

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Online Format

  • pdf
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Chicago citation style:

Eugenio De Espinosa, Sergeant Major Of The Presidi. Hans Peter Kraus Collection: Order to Pedro de Céspedes Vallejo. 1632. Manuscript/Mixed Material. https://www.loc.gov/item/mss31013-14821/.

APA citation style:

Eugenio De Espinosa, S. M. O. T. P. (1632) Hans Peter Kraus Collection: Order to Pedro de Céspedes Vallejo. [Manuscript/Mixed Material] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/mss31013-14821/.

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Eugenio De Espinosa, Sergeant Major Of The Presidi. Hans Peter Kraus Collection: Order to Pedro de Céspedes Vallejo. 1632. Manuscript/Mixed Material. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/mss31013-14821/>.