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Letters: to Sr. Dn. Alejandro Malaspina
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Letters: to Sr. Dn. Alejandro Malaspina /by Conde de Revilla Gigedo, 1790 Dec 3.
Physical Description
2 items (5 p.); 30 cm.
Language
Spanish
Provenance
Gift of William Robertson Coe.
Biographical / Historical Note
Juan Vicente Güémez Pacheco de Padilla Horcasitas y Aguayo Conde De Revilla Gigedo, Viceroy of Mexico.
Summary
The letters, all written on Dec. 3, 1790, instruct Alejandro (or Alessandro) Malaspina, commander of a Spanish scientific expedition to the Pacific Ocean to investigate reports of strange ships sited near Osolutan. The letters also contain instructions on where to get supplies and how to communicate news.
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Typed translations available.
Available on microfilm.
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Archives or Manuscripts
Added to Catalog
June 01, 2002
References
Withington, M. C. Catalogue of Western Americana Manuscripts, 402.
Conde de Revilla Gigedo, Letters to Sr. Dn. Alejandro Malaspina. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
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Conde de Revilla Gigedo, Letters to Sr. Dn. Alejandro Malaspina. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
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