Scope and arrangement
Photoreproduction, in two volumes, of the abstract made by Bartolomé de las Casas of the journal of the first voyage of Christopher Columbus, 1492-1493.
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- Creator
- Casas, Bartolomé de las, 1484-1566
- Call number
- MssCol 485
- Physical description
- .3 linear feet (2 v.)
- Language
- Abstract is in Spanish
- Preferred Citation
- Columbus journal abstract, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
Photoreproduction, in two volumes, of the abstract made by Bartolomé de las Casas of the journal of the first voyage of Christopher Columbus, 1492-1493.
Biographical/historical information
Bartolomé de las Casas (1474-1566) was a Spanish missionary and historian who was opposed to the slavery and forced labor of the Indians of Spanish America. He traveled in Peru and Central America and served briefly as Bishop of Chiapas. His writings concern anthropological and historical matters in the New World.
Administrative information
Custodial history
Original is held by the Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid, and was photographed for the New York Public Library in 1939.
Source of acquisition
Gift, Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid, 1940Key terms
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Location
Manuscripts and Archives DivisionStephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Brooke Russell Astor Reading Room, Third Floor, Room 328