02630cam a22003253u 4500 56051 UtSlPG 20260610134306.0 m cr n 260607r2017||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG es iso639-1 E011 Real Academia de la Historia (Spain) Colección de Documentos Inéditos Relativos al Descubrimiento, Conquista y Organización de las Antiguas Posesiones Españolas de Ultramar. Tomo 1, Isla de Cuba Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2017 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Release date is 2017-11-26 Produced by Josep Cols Canals, Nahum Maso i Carcases, Adrian Mastronardi and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Colección de Documentos Inéditos Relativos al Descubrimiento, Conquista" is a historical account likely written in the late 19th century. This compilation focuses on the discovery, conquest, and organization of Spain's former overseas possessions, particularly dealing with historical records from Cuba during early encounters and colonization efforts. The text appears to be a meticulous collection aimed at providing researchers and historians with primary documents regarding Spain’s imperial history. The opening of this work introduces the motivations behind its compilation, emphasizing the importance of archival documents from the period of Spanish exploration and colonization. It outlines the initiative led by Luis Torres de Mendoza to gather documents from the Indies archives in Seville, detailing how subsequent support from the government facilitated this endeavor. The text also explains that the first volume includes various significant documents relating to the island of Cuba's initial settlement under Diego Velázquez, helping readers understand the context and significance of the records that follow. This beginning sets the stage for a deeper exploration of Spain's imperial past through its original documents. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified America -- Discovery and exploration -- Spanish Spain -- Colonies Latin America -- History -- Sources https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/56051 96882 96882