Caste War letter from B. P. to Jose Maria Berganza in Tixcacalcupul, [1849 Oct. 30].

Author
Pec, Benancio [Browse]
Format
Manuscript, Book
Language
Mayan languages
Description
2 leaves : paper ; 20 x 16 cm.

Details

Subject(s)
Recipient
Donor
Former owner
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Contained in
Compiled/​Created
[1849 Oct. 30].
Linking notes
Forms part of the Robert Garrett Collection (C0744).
Summary note
Autograph letter possibly from Benancio Pec, written from X Noh pim. Concerns the hardships of fighting and existing in the forest, and discusses bringing about the end of the war. Berganza is addressed as "el Comandante de La Dibision."
Language note
Text in Yucatec.
Provenance
Previously owned by William Gates; sold to Robert Garrett (purchased from William Gates in 1930); deposited by Garrett at the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton in 1942; removed from the Institute in 1949, at Garrett's request, and donated to the Princeton University Library.
Source acquisition
Gift; Robert Garrett; 1949.
Cite as
Garrett-Gates Mesoamerican Manuscripts, no. 51, Manuscripts Division, Dept. of Rare Books and Special Collections, Princeton University Library.
Other format(s)
Also available in an electronic version.
Place name(s)
Mexico Yucatán.
Other title(s)
Castas de Indios
In
  • Robert Garrett Collection, ca. 1340 B.C.-1900s
  • Multi-title collection including Caste War letter from Jacinto Pat to Jose Munigo Vasquez, and 25 other(s).
OCLC
57525778
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