Compendio y Descripcion de las Indias Ocidentales
odd: label: Local Numbers
content: NAA MS.3236-b
label: Local Note
content: Speaks authoritatively, and material on the Indians of South America is already in demand. Mentioned several times by Spanish biographers, but entire work has been lost for practically three centuries. Was in process of printing when stopped by death of Espinosa in 1630.
name: label: Creator
content: de Espinosa, Antonio Vasquez, Fray
label: Creator
content: Clark, C. U. (submitter)
label: Collection Creator
content: Vásquez de Espinosa, Antonio , -1630
label: Collection Creator
content: Clark, Charles Upson, 1875-1960
place: label: Place
content: New Mexico
label: Place
content: California
label: Place
content: West Indies
label: Place
content: Philippines
topic: label: Topic
content: population -- Maya
label: Topic
content: War -- armaments list, Viceroyalty of New Spain
label: Topic
content: Government and politics -- Viceroyalty of New Spain, list of officials
creator: label: Creator
content: de Espinosa, Antonio Vasquez, Fray
label: Creator
content: Clark, C. U. (submitter)
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content: MS 3236 Copies of Compendio y Descripción de las Indias Ocidentales
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 118 Sheets
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1921 ?
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: National Anthropological Archives
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Sheets
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Original in Vatican Library.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Photostat copy of original manuscript. Part I.

A comprehensive report on Central and South America, including New Mexico, some on California, a part of the West Indian Islands, and the Philippines (then under the Vice-Royalty of New Spain). Gives descriptions of the important cities and towns; descriptions of countries, the Indians, customs and habits, lists of ecclesiastics and other officials, with their salaries; list of the gun armament at El Morro and other fortresses in Cuba; showing Indian population of towns, especially in Yucatan. Gives summary of Conquest history, with a bit of pre-Conquest history. Typed copy made by C. U. Clark from original Manuscript.