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Caste War letter from Benancio Pec to Jose Antonio Garcia in Valladolid : Cruz Chen, [1850 Jan. 24].
[1850 Jan. 24].
Autograph letter, written at Cruz Chen. Pec points out to the priest that the Yucatecans had burned down his ranch and burned all his corn. Included is a list of things stolen from him by the Yucatecans.
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Mesoamerican Manuscripts
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- People
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- Author
- Pec, Benancio
- Related Name
- García, José Antonio
- Language
- Mayan languages
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Item Summary
Autograph letter, written at Cruz Chen. Pec points out to the priest that the Yucatecans had burned down his ranch and burned all his corn. Included is a list of things stolen from him by the Yucatecans.
Descriptive Information
- Title
- Caste War letter from Benancio Pec to Jose Antonio Garcia in Valladolid : Cruz Chen, [1850 Jan. 24].
- Identifier
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/76537516h
- Language
- Mayan languages
- Date Created
- [1850 Jan. 24].
- 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
Physical Characteristics
- File Count
- 4
Institutional Information
- Collection
- Mesoamerican Manuscripts
- IIIF Manifest URL
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https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/6aa22215-4f79-4690-82e4-bc6ac6dbf17f/manifest