Indigenous peoples

Scope and Contents This collection contains a rare and significant royal decree issued by King Philip V of Spain on July 12, 1720, from San Lorenzo de El Escorial, abolishing the Encomienda system in the Spanish colonies of the Americas, with specific reference to Chile and Peru. The decree is signed in manuscript "yo el Rey" ("I the King") by Philip V and countersigned by several high-ranking Spanish officials. It references the minimal benefit derived from the Encomienda system in rewarding conquistadors and...

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One illustrated manuscript depicting a local elite, Don Carlos Guevara, and his family. The unknown author uses intensely vulgar language to express his disdain for Guevara, whose circumstances have recently changed and left him in poverty.

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This collection consists of twenty black and white photographs depicting scenes from South American aboriginal village.

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This collection consists of twenty black and white photographs depicting unidentified aboriginal people from South America.

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Seventy-nine images of mainly African Americans from late nineteenth century and early twentieth century.