A letter of Pedro de Alvarado relating to his expedition to Ecuador

Resumen

Institution for 1876, Dr C. H. Berendt called attention to the wealth of historical documents existing in various public collec- tions in the City of Guatemala. At that time Berendt noted five places where manuscript documents were kept. At the present time it seems apparent that the greater number of important manu- scripts, so far as they have been preserved in the city, are deposited in the municipal archives in the city hall. During the winter of