The Indies Archive

Documented in this volume is the collection known as Archivo General de Indias, located in Seville, Spain.

Each document relates to the discovery of the American continent from Tierra del Fuego and the southern United States to the Phillipines. The documentation includes: letters between Columbus and Ferdinand and Isabella; maps, watercolours and drawings of the original inhabitants of the New World; representations of the first foreign settlements and the large colonial cities built by the conquerors; documents relating to trade and commerce; reports of missionaries, shipwrecks, lost treasure; and detailed shipping and manifests of the gold plundered from Atahualpa by Pizzaro. This is a comprehensive guide to understanding the cultural heritage of America.