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Caste War letter from Benancio Puc to Jose Maria Chan, Juan Bautista Tun, and Remihio Hau, [1850].
[1850].
Autograph letter, undated, written at X-Balam Na, X-Cenil. Puc urges an attack on the northern towns in order to capture money and jewels. Folio 2 is a Spanish translation of this letter.
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- Author
- Puc, Benansio
- Related Name
- Chan, Jose Maria
- Tun, Juan Bautista
- Hau, Remihio
- Language
- Mayan languages
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Item Summary
Autograph letter, undated, written at X-Balam Na, X-Cenil. Puc urges an attack on the northern towns in order to capture money and jewels. Folio 2 is a Spanish translation of this letter.
Descriptive Information
- Title
- Caste War letter from Benancio Puc to Jose Maria Chan, Juan Bautista Tun, and Remihio Hau, [1850].
- Identifier
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/r494vp997
- Language
- Mayan languages
- Date Created
- [1850].
- Format
- Manuscript
- Extent
- 2 leaves : paper ; 27 x 21 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
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Physical Characteristics
- File Count
- 4
Institutional Information
- Collection
- Mesoamerican Manuscripts
- IIIF Manifest URL
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https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/f2f8412a-039b-4982-abbd-13aaefc0ffc8/manifest