Tratado breve de la antiguedad del linaie de Vera
Subtitle: y memoria de personas señaladas del, que se hallan en historias, y papeles autenticos
By: Por don Francisco de la Puente presbytero de la diocesis de la gran Ciudad del Cuzco cabe{u0063}a del Reyno del Pirù, natural de la Ciudad de Burgos en el de Castilla
Contributors: Vera y Figueroa, Fernando Carlos Antonio de, vizconde de Sierrabrava; Vera y Zúñiga, Fernando de, 1582-1639
Publisher: Por Geronymo de Contreras
Published: 1635
Place of publication: En Lima
Language: spa
Number of pages: 182
Description: A history of the Vera family, commissioned by Fernando Carlos Antonio de Vera y Figueroa, vizconde de Sierrabrava, to whom the work is dedicated and whose coat of arms appears on leaf 2 recto (1st count).  Some authorities attribute authorship of this work to the vicecount's uncle, Fernando de Vera y Zúñiga, archbishop of Santo Domingo and bishop of Cuzco. It seems, however, that although the Vera family, especially Vera y Zúñiga, provided Puente with sources, Puente actually wrote the work.  For a discussion of the issue of authorship see Gregorio de Santiago Vela, "Ensayo de una biblioteca ibero-americana de la Orden de San Agustín," vol. 8, p. 150-152.
Notes: Signatures: pip4s *p2s A-2Vp4s 2Xp2s, p2sA-p2sBp4s (pi1 verso blank)

Medina, J.T. Lima, 177.

Vargas Ugarte, R. Bib. peruana, 255.

Palau y Dulcet (2. ed.) 240241.

Sabin 66580.

Leclerc, C. Bib. Americana, 1824.

John Carter Brown Library copy acquired with the assistance of the Divestiture Fund.

John Carter Brown Library copy lacks leaves [5-7] (lst count), corresponding to licenses, and leaves 1-12 (3rd count), corresponding to: Parrafos que se han de añadir en este libro, por no haberse impreso en su lugar por descuido del que asistio à la Imprenta.  Said addenda et corrigenda, however, appear to have been added in ms. Leaf 24 unnumbered; enumeration added in ms. Leaf 37 misnumbered 36; corrected in ms. Leaves 173-174 unnumbered; enumeration added in ms. Leaves 175-182 misnumbered 173-180; amended in ms. Bound in contemporary vellum.