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Valdivia, Luis de, 1561-1642. Sefior ... ,1622%, (1929, (Card 2)
Valdivia's representations to the King of Spain on conditions in Chile, and the trentment of the Indlans there.
The date of the present letter (thongh the British museum sug- gests 1615) eannot be enrlier than 1620, for the context shows it to huve been written in Spain after the author had completed his work in Chile, which he began in 1612 (ef. verso of leaf 1) and which continued elght years, He states (leaf 1. recto) that he was sent to Chile “29 afios ha”. Medina gives February 9, 1593 as the date of his departure from Lima and April 12 of the same yeur for his arrival in Santiago. ef. Medina, Biblioteca hispano-chilena, 1897, t. 1, p. 179-192.
One of 11 photostat copies reproduced from the original in the Brit- ish museum, July, 1929.
1. Chile—Hist.—1565-1810—Sonrces. 2. Jesuits in Chile.
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