Historia de Nueva Espana/ History of New Spain: Escrita por su esclarecido conquistador Hernan Cortes, aumentada con otros documentos y notas/ Written ... Other Notes and Documents
Author: Francisco Antonio de Lorenzana y Butrón (1722-1804)
Year: 1980-1982
Publisher: Miguel Angel Porrua
Place: Mexico City
Description:
4 volumes. [xx]+xvi+36+[32 plate] pages with folding map, one folding map and illustrations; [37]-176 pages; [177-328 pages with folding map; [329]-400+[xliv] pages with appendix and index. Quartos (11 1/4" x 8 1/4") bound in red cloth with black lettering to spine and pictorial covers. Facsimile of the the work by the author published in 1770.
Francisco Antonio de Lorenzana y Butrón was a Catholic Cardinal, who had also earlier served as Archbishop of Mexico. Lorenzana was an important figure in Mexican history as a collector and editor. He helped prepare for publication the works of Juan López de Velasco, Juan Suárez de Peralta and Martín Alfonso Tavila. He also published letters of conqueror Hernán Cortés, that included an account of Cortés's voyage to Baja California, as well as later expeditions there to 1769.
Condition:
Extremities worn with bumped corners, spines sunned else a good to very good set. Due to the weight and size this will require additional postage.