NUNO DE GUZMAN AND THE PROVINCE OF PANUCO IN NEW SPAIN 1518-1533
196758309Glendale California: The Arthur H. Clark Company 1967. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Nine illustrations. First edition limited to 1504 copies. "Nuno Beltran de Guzman ranks second only to Hernan Cortes in importance in the early conquest of New Spain. This is the first biography of a very important figure in the early history of Spanish colonization. He served as governor of the province of Panuco president of the First Audiencia of Mexico and was conqueror and governor of New Galicia. He and Cortes were fierce competitor." The tenth volume in the Spain in the West series. From the James S. Copley Library with the San Diego newspaper publisher and philanthropist's bookplate to the front pastedown. Original red cloth binding with gilt titles. Issued without a dust jacket. A bit of light wear to the corners and tips; otherwise a near fine copy. Clark and Brunet 40. The Arthur H. Clark Company hardcover books
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