Item Summary

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."

Descriptive Information

Title
Caste War letter from B. P. to Jose Maria Berganza in Tixcacalcupul, [1849 Oct. 30].
Identifier
http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/df65vc685
Language
Mayan languages
Date Created
[1849 Oct. 30].
Format
Manuscript
Extent
2 leaves : paper ; 20 x 16 cm.
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.
Rights Statement
No Known Copyright

Discovery Information

Subject
Mayas—Wars—Mexico—Yucatán (State).
Maya language—Texts
Yucatán (Mexico : State)—History—Caste War, 1847-1855
Indigenous Studies

Physical Characteristics

File Count
4

Institutional Information

Collection
Mesoamerican Manuscripts
IIIF Manifest URL

https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/6244aaf0-2f1f-49ba-a623-06aa9f6e9722/manifest