Hernán Cortés power of attorney, 1526.
Cortés, Hernán, 1485-1547.
Jay I. Kislak Collection (Library of Congress) DLC
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Power of attorney (DS) appointing agents to act in his interest in a residencia hearing ordered by King Charles as an investigation into his administration. Written at Tenustitlan (Tenochtitlan), Mexico.
Governor of New Spain.
Provenance: Gift of Jay I. Kislak Foundation.
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, 1500-1558.
Mexico--History--Conquest, 1519-1540.
Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.rbc/kislak.74373.1
Collection open for research.