Compendio historico del los indios de Peru
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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
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.
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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
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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
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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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