Title: Spanish approach to Pensacola, 1689-1693;
Authors: Leonard, Irving Albert,; Robertson, James Alexander,; Leonard, Irving A.
Date: 1939
Publisher: The Quivira society,
Physical description: xvii, 323 p. front. (port.) illus., pl., facsim., fold col. map. 26cm.
Language: English
LC classification: F
Abstract: "That the twenty-one documents selected and translated in this volume, together with the historical introduction, tell adequately the story of the Spanish approach to Pensacola from the original proposal to the conclusion of the preliminary surveys without the omission of any essentials"--Page xiii.
Contents: pt. I. The preliminaries: 1. The Pez memorial, June 2, 1689. 2. Conde de Galve to the Marqués de los Vélez. 3. Opinion of the Marqués de la Granja, October, 1690. 4. Opinion of the Marqués de los Vélez, March 22, 1691. 5. Conde de Galve to Charles II, May 15, 1693. 6. Report of the War committee, Madrid, September 27, 1691. 7. Royal decree of June 26, 1692.--pt. II. The maritime expedition: 8. Orders and instructions to Admiral Pez. 9. Report of Admiral Pez, June 1, 1693. 10. Instructions to and Journal of Don Carlos de Sigüenza y Góngora.
Notes: A collection of 20 documents; the illustrations are diminutive pen sketches in the text of Document 20. "Originally prepared [for the Florida state historical society] However, since that organization some time ago temporarily abandoned its publishing plan, it was deemed best to allow publication elsewhere."--Foreward. "Five hundred and fifty copies printed for the Quivira society, of which this is no. 547." 11. Report of Don Carlos de Sigüenza, June 1, 1693. 12. Don Carlos de Sigüenza to the Conde de Galve, June 4, 1693. 13. The Conde de Galve to Charles II, June 26, 1693.--pt. III. The land expedition: 14. Instructions issued to Governor Laureano de Torres y Ayala, January 2, 1693. 15. Governor Torres y Ayala to the Conde de Galve, August 5, 1693. 16. Journal of Governor Torres y Ayala, August 5, 1693. 17. Governor Torres y Ayala to Charles II, August 5, 1693. 18. Friar Rodrigo de la Barreda to the Conde de Galve, August 5, 1693. 19. Journal of Friar Rodrigo de la Barreda, August 3, 1693. 20. Journal of Don Francisco Milán Tapia, August 1, 1693. 21. Conde de Galve to Charles II, May 12, 1694.
Subject headings (LCSH): Florida--History--Spanish colony, 1565-1763--Sources.; Pensacola (Fla.)--History--Sources.; Pensacola (Fla.)--History.