CONDITION REPORT: 556 pages, divided into 9 parts, in fair condition; complete text pages
albeit with foxing, tears and folds on some pages, scuffed edges,
slightly loose binding, spine is almost unrecognizable, stains, holes,
tears, and folds on the front cover, back cover is slightly detached
and has stains

ABOUT THE WORK

The book contains relevant primary sources (fuentes documentales primarias) on the history of Spain and its colonies. This is part of a multi-volume collection from the Archivo General de Simancas (the first official associated with the Spanish colonial engagement in the Philippines. The monograph features important personalities like Magallanes, Elcano, Legaspi, Urdaneta, Salcedo, Cobo, Sendeño, P.[adre] Sanchez, P.[adre] Moraga, Corcuera, Verastegui, Fajardo, Bustillos, Villanueva, Ducos, Gastambide, Anda, Blanco, Urbiztondo, etc. in the style of a vignette.(Lars Raymund C. Ubaldo, Ph.D.) archive of the Crown of Castille established in 1540) Chronologically arranged, each volume contains copies of reales ordenes (royal orders), cartas (letters), relaciones (reports), minutas (memoranda), apuntes (notes), etc. (Lars Raymund C. Ubaldo, Ph.D.)