Full DescriptionRelaciones Geográficas Collection |
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| Collection Information | |
| Title: | Relaciones Geográficas Collection |
| URL: |
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/benson/rg/rg1.html 
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| Description: | An exhibition based on documents with dates ranging from 1578 to 1586 and comprising original responses to a questionnaire initiated by the Spanish Crown in 1577, requesting information about Spanish held territories in the Americas. Information requested in these questionnaires covered such topics as population demographics, political jurisdictions, language(s) spoken, physical terrain, and native vegetation and the documents serve as a primary source of information about the Spanish conquest of Middle America. |
| GEM Subjects: | |
| Geographic Coverage: |
South America (continent) Europe (continent) Spain Latin America |
| Time Period: |
Late 16th Century (1568-1600) Renaissance (1301-1700) |
| Objects Represented: |
Books and pamphlets Maps |
| Format: |
image/tiff text/html |
| Interaction with Collection: | Exhibit |
| Frequency of additions: | Irregularly |
| This Record Last Updated By: | khage@umich.edu |
| This Record Last Updated On: | 12/4/2008 11:40:03 AM |
| Hosting Institution: | University of Texas at Austin |
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| Notes: | The text of the Relaciones Geográficas request letter and 11 maps which were submitted in response to this inquiry located at the Benson Latin American Collection, University of Texas at Austin |
| Projects Associated with Digital Collection | |
| There are no Projects associated with this collection. | |