NUNO DE GUZMAN AND THE PROVINCE OF PANUCO IN NEW SPAIN, 1518-1533
Glendale, California: The Arthur H. Clark Company, 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. Limited to 1,504 copies. "Nuno Beltran de Guzman ranks second only to Hernan Cortes in importance in the early conquest of New Spain. This is the first biography of a very important figure in the early history of Spanish colonization. He served as governor of the province of Panuco, president of the First Audiencia of Mexico, and was conqueror and governor of New Galicia. He and Cortes were fierce competitors." The tenth volume in the Spain in the West series. Octavo: 322 pp. with a frontispiece and 8 illustrations. Original burgundy cloth binding, with gilt-stamped titles. Issued without a dust jacket. Near fine. Clark and Brunet 40. Near Fine. Item #78107
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