New Spain--History--Sources

49 original documents from colonial Mexico that include court cases involving enslaved people and inventories of haciendas where slaves were transferred or sold. Documents record the age, caste, sale price, and place of origin of the enslaved.

Official documents, correspondence and other materials, collected by Joaquín García Icazbalceta, pertaining to Spain's colonies in the Americas and the Philippines, including 42 original 16th-century relaciones geográficas.

Original manuscripts and maps created in response to the first survey of New Spain by King Philip II include historical, cultural, and geographical information about the region in the 16th century.