Add MS 13992

A LARGE COLLECTION Of Official Papers and Tracts, of the xviith century, manuscript and printed, in Spanish, relating to the following places and subjects, connected with the Spanish Colonies in America: Printed paper, intitled " Los del Conseio ]Real de los Indias, sobre que se debe escusar el de Camara, que en el se ha tratado de formar, " f 1;-Concerning the Mines of New Spain, 1617, f. 14;-Account of the people of the province de los Pacaxes, in Peril, 1619, f 21 ;-" Consideraciones sobre si conviene o no, que los Consejeros del Rt. de Indias sean de los que han servido en las Audiencias de ellas," f. 25;-Papers relating to the voyages, freight, etc. of the Galleons, 1617, 1669, 1671, ff. 35, 279 ;-Measures for defending the colonies, 1671, f. 81 ;-The island of Matalino, north of Cumana, 1674, f 107 ;-Defence of the colonies, 1633 (printed) f. 110 ;-Regulation proposed for trade (printed), f. 114 ;-Peru, 1671, f. 124 ;-Island of Tortuga, 1674, f. 130;-Fleet destined for the Islas de Barlovento or Windward Isles, 1664, f. 134;-Tracts on the general government of the Indies (partly printed), f. 149:-Ordinance of Phillip II. relative to the government and discovery of the Indies, 1570 (?), f 210;-Letters of Francesco de Molinos, on the state of the natives in Peru, 1562, f. 224;-Other Papers concerning Peru, f. 230;-On the acquisition of property by Religious Houses in Peru and New Spain, 1576 (printed), f. 257;-Papers on the revenues drawn from the Indies, and measures for augmenting them, f. 275 ;-Description of the city of Cartagena, f 327 ;-Papers on the Mines of New Granada, by D. Francesco Maldonado, 1605-1623, f. 331 ;-Description of Porto Bello and Chagre, f. 361 ;-On a new route from Panama to Quito, etc. 1615, 1629, f. 363;-Government of Peru, 1605-1667, f. 368 ; -State of Paraguay, by the Archbishop Fr. Boa. de Torres, 1622, f. 466;-

Tucuman, 1608, f 470;-Port of Buenos Ayres, 1610, f. 478;-La Plata (printed), f. 484 ;-Negroes in Peru, f. 488;-Earthquake in Lima, 1678 (printed), f. 491 ;-Paper relating to S. Domingo, 1650 (printed), with a map of the island, f. 498;-Letter of the Marquis de Salinas on the Mines in New Spain, 1609, f. 511 ;-Papers on the Mines in the isle of Cuba, f. 515;-Island of Tortuga, 1654, f 533;-Printed tract concerning errors in the royal arms of Spain placed in the Church of Puebla de los Angeles, 1650, f. 543;-Government of Tabasco, in New Spain, 1606, f 5.50;-Memorial of Diego del Castillo, respecting the Mines of Veragua, f. 556;-Report of the Commissioners on the claims of D. Pedro Moteçuma, and Juan Antonio Carbon, 1624, f. 558;-Memorial of Fr. Juan de Silva on missionary labor, in South America (printed), f. 566;-Discovery of the Pearl fishery of California, 1612 (printed), f 575;-Account of the Moluccas and Celebes Islands, 1675, f 581 ;-Description of the Philippine Islands, and measures to improve them, rents, naval expeditions connected with, etc. (partly printed), 1606-1662, fr. 588-715. Folio. [13,992.]