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Pizarro and the Incas
Chimú Vessel Flute
South American Indian avian whistle vessel. Dayton C. Miller Flute Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress (077.00.00)
The First European Chronicle of Peru
Pedro de Cieza de León (1518?–1560). Parte Primera Dela Chronica Del Peru. [Seville : Impressa en Seuilla en casa de Martín de Montesdoca], 1553. Jay I. Kislak Collection, Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress (70.02.01)
Pizarro’s Rejection of a Conquistador’s Petition
Francisco Pizzaro. Response to a petition by conquistador Pedro del Barco. Cusco: April 14, 1539. Facsimile. Jay I. Kislak Collection, Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress (071.01.00)
Chart of the Pacific Coast
Chart of Pacific Coast of Central and South America. [Spanish?, mid-sixteenth century]. Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress (072.02.00)
First Quechua-Spanish Dictionary and Grammar
Vocabulario en la lengua general del Peru llamada quichua, y en la lengua Española. El mas copioso y elegante que hasta agora se ha impresso (Vocabulary in the general language of Peru called Quechua, and in the Spanish language. . . .). Lima: 1586. Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress (073.00.03)
Letter to Pizarro
Dona Inés Múñoz. Power of attorney to Hernando Pizarro, Sebastián Rodríguez, and Juan de Cáceres to petition for restoration of Indians. Lima, May 5, 1543. Peru. Harkness Collection, Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress (074.00.03)
Peruvian Ruins
William E. Warne. Ruins of Sacsahuamán (Cusco City, Peru), 1950. Copyprint. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (075.00.00)
Deeds of the Castilians in the New World
Antonio de Herrera y Tordesillas (d. 1625). Historia general de los hechos de los castellanos en las Islas i Tierra Firme del Mar Oceano (General history of the deeds of the Castilians in the islands. . . .). Madrid: Emplenta Real, 1601–1615. Jay I. Kislak Collection, Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress (076.00.03)
Explorations and Encounters
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Interpreting the Conquest
The Fate of the Indians of the New World
Bartolomé de las Casas (1474–1566). AMS to Holy Roman Emperor Charles V. Valladolid, Spain, ca. 1528. Jay I. Kislak Collection, Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress (080.01.00)
Tovar’s History of Mexico
Juan de Tovar. Historia de la benida de los yndios apoblar a México de las partes remotas de Occidente los sucessos y perigrinaçiones del camino su gouierno, ydolos y templos dellos, ritos y cirimonias . . . calandarios de los tiempos [History of the arrival of the indians that populated remote parts of western Mexico, the events and course of their government, idols, temples, rites, and ceremonies . . . calendars of the times.] Handwritten manuscript transcribed by Elizabeth, Lady Phillips, of Middle Hall, England, ca. 1862. Jay I. Kislak Collection, Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress (098.00.01–04)
Rights for Indians
Bartolomé de Las Casas (1474–1566). Brevíssima Relación de la destrucción de las Indias (Very brief account of the destruction of the Indians). Seville: Sebastian Trugillo, 1552. Jay I. Kislak Collection, Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress (079.00.03)
New Laws to Protect Indians
The New Laws of the Indies for the Good Treatment and Preservation of the Indians/ Promulgated by the Emperor Charles the Fifth, 1542-1543. A facsimile reprint of the original Spanish edition. London: Chiswick Press, 1893. Jay I. Kislak Collection, Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress (082.01.01)
Tales that Inspired Conquistadors
Le troisieme livre d’Amadis de Gaule [The third book of Amadis of Gaul]. Lyon: Benoist Rigaud, 1575. Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress (078.03.00)
“The Black Legend”
Bartolomé de Las Casas (1474–1566). The Spanish colonie, or, Briefe chronicle of the acts and gestes of the Spaniardes in the West Indies, called the Newe World. London: Thomas Dawson for William Broome, 1583. Jay I. Kislak Collection, Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress (081.00.03)
Inspiration for the Conquest of Mexico Paintings
Antonio de Solís. Historia de la conquista de México. [The history of the conquest of Mexico by the Spaniards]. London: printed for T. Woodward, J. Hooke, and J. Peele, 1724. Jay I. Kislak Collection, Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress (086.00.03)
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Conquest of Mexico Paintings
“Arrival of Cortés in Vera Cruz”
Second half of the seventeenth century. Oil on canvas. Jay I. Kislak Collection, Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress (091.00.00)
“The Meeting of Cortés and Moctezuma”
Second half of the seventeenth century. Oil on canvas. Jay I. Kislak Collection, Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress (092.00.00)
“Death of Moctezuma”
Second half of the seventeenth century. Oil on canvas. Jay I. Kislak Collection, Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress (093.00.00)
“The Sad Night”
Second half of the seventeenth century. Oil on canvas. Jay I. Kislak Collection, Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress (094.00.00)
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