Item Summary

Letter from Jose Albino May, written by his secretary, Manuel. May informs Governor Chan that the enemies have given up (depending on the interpretation here of "ca") Chemax, Sisbichen, Zcancal, Chansenote, and Xchan. May asks for 'whatever aid possible for us to fight with."

Descriptive Information

Title
Caste War letter from Jose Albino May to Gobernador D. Florentino Chan in Yumchen, [1850, Feb. 25].
Identifier
http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/3x816r44m
Language
Mayan languages
Date Created
[1850, Feb. 25].
Format
Manuscript
Extent
2 leaves : paper ; 21 x 16 cm.
Provenance
Previously from the Collection of Creso Carillo; later acquired 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/d7827d1a-ec00-4dc1-9c79-3d70e244c96b/manifest