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Account by Fernando de Abascal, Marques de la Concordia, Spanish viceroy of Peru, of the state of that country and the neighbouring provinces

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'Extracto de las providencias expedidas por el Marques de la Concordia y Relacion del estado en que dexa los Reynos del Perù, Quito, Chile y Provincias-altas de Buenos Ayres en los diez anos de su Govierno, años de 1816.'

This is an account by Fernando de Abascal, Marques de la Concordia, Spanish viceroy of Peru, of the state of that country and the neighbouring provinces: written out by a clerk and signed at the end by the author, who has affixed his private mark to each chapter.

There is a list of contents in each volume.

Dates

  • Creation: 1816

Extent

0.22 Linear metres (2 boxes)

Language of Materials

  • Spanish; Castilian

Preferred Citation

Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Add. C. 17, fols. 1-2].

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MSS. Add. C. 17-18

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 18655

Abstract

Account by Fernando de Abascal, Marques de la Concordia, Spanish viceroy of Peru, of the state of that country and the neighbouring provinces, written in A.D. 1816.

Biographical / Historical

José Fernando de Abascal y Sousa (1743-1821) was a military officer and colonial administrator.

Other Finding Aids

Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. V, nos. 28753-28754.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Bought by the Library in 1860 for £5 5s.

Title
Account by Fernando de Abascal, Marques de la Concordia, Spanish viceroy of Peru, of the state of that country and the neighbouring provinces
Status
Published
Author
EAD version 2020 by Pauline Soum-Paris
Date
EAD version 2020
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

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