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Compendio historico del los indios de Peru

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57441985


Item data

Title

Compendio historico del los indios de Peru

Names

Atienza, Lope de, 1537-1596? (Author)
Ovando, Juan de

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1583

Library Location

Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 144

Subjects

Indians of South America -- Missions -- Peru
Indians of South America -- Peru
Missionaries -- South America
Peru -- History -- 16th century

Genres

Manuscripts

Notes

Ownership: From the Wilberforce Eames Indian Collection
Date: Nineteenth century transcription [1867].

Physical Description

Extent: .04 linear feet 1 volume
Thin folio, half morocco, 144 pages

Abstract

A historical compendium of the state of Indians in Peru, including documentation of their rites, customs, and inclinations, as well as warnings for those who live among them. Composed by Spanish Jesuit missionary Lope de Atienza, with the assistance of Juan de Ovando, President of the Council of the Indies. 19th century transcript. In Spanish.

Languages

Spanish, Castilian

Identifiers

Photo Order: 58567
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20010979
Archives ID: 144
Archives Collections ID: 144
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 6c435350-bf34-0135-2c32-0f9fcb6844cd

Rights

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Compendio historico del los indios de Peru" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1583. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6c435350-bf34-0135-2c32-0f9fcb6844cd

APA format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1583). Compendio historico del los indios de Peru Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6c435350-bf34-0135-2c32-0f9fcb6844cd

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Compendio historico del los indios de Peru" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 12, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6c435350-bf34-0135-2c32-0f9fcb6844cd

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