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Relaciones Geográficas
The present location of only a portion of the Relaciones Geográficas documents dating from 1578-1586 is currently known. Several are held by the Benson Latin American Collection at the University of Texas at Austin. The other known documents are held by the Archivo General de Indias, Seville and the Real Academia de la Historia, Madrid.
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Relaciones Geográficas Collection - Benson Latin American CollectionThe documents comprising the Relaciones Geográficas are original responses to a questionnaire initiated by the Spanish Crown in 1577, requesting information about Spanish held territories in the Americas. The documents include textual information and colorful maps (pinturas). From the University of Texas at Austin.
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Biblioteca Digital Real Academia de la HistoriaDigitized content includes documents from the Relaciones Geográficas held by the Real Academia de la Historia, Madrid.
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The Mapping of New Spain: Indigenous Cartography and the Maps of the Relaciones Geográficas
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Call Number: GA481 .M86 1996
