- Caste War letter from Jose Albino May to Comandante Francisco Puc in Chan Chen, [ca. 1850].
- Format:
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- Manuscript
- Book
- Date:
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- [ca. 1850].
- Subject:
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- Mayas—Wars—Mexico—Yucatán (State).
- Maya language—Texts
- Yucatán (Mexico : State)—History—Caste War, 1847-1855
- Indigenous Studies
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- Extent:
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- 1 leaf : paper ; 16 x 22 cm.
- Alternative:
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- Guerra de Castas
- Spatial:
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- Mexico
- Relation:
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- Robert Garrett Collection, ca. 1340 B.C.-1900s
- Multi-title collection including Caste War letter from Jacinto Pat to Jose Munigo Vasquez, and 25 other(s).
- Text language:
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- Text in Yucatec.
- Provenance:
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- Previously from the Collection of Creso Carillo; later acquired by William Gates; sold to Robert Garrett (purchased from William Gates in 1930); deposited by Garrett at the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton in 1942; removed from the Institute in 1949, at Garrett's request, and donated to the Princeton University Library.
- Source acquisition:
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- Gift; Robert Garrett; 1949.
- Donor:
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- Garrett, Robert, 1875-1961
- Former owner:
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- Gates, William, 1863-1940
- Created:
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- 1850-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Abstract:
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- Autograph letter, written from Yumchen. Request for supplies and reinforcements.
- Identifier:
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- ark:/88435/n009w611g
- Creator:
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- May, Jose Albino
- Author:
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- May, Jose Albino
- Contributor:
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- Puc, Francisco
- Exhibit Tags:
- Genre:
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- Letters Mexico Yucatán (State) 19th century.
- Manuscripts, Maya 19th century.
- Paper.
- Correspondence Mexico Yucatán (State) 19th century.
- manuscripts (documents)