A 1607 Report on the Catamarca Valley and the Mountains of Santiago del Estero

We offer a letter of Teniente de Naturales Juan de Betanzos to the Governor of Tucuman Alonso de Ribera, signed in Alvigasta on 7 February 1607. It contains the report of his Visit to the district of Partido de la Sierra in the jurisdiction of Santiago de Estero, including the western mountains and...

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Autores principales: Castro Olañeta, Isabel, Carmignani, Leticia
Formato: Artículo revista
Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Grupo Prohistoria 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://ojs.rosario-conicet.gov.ar/index.php/prohistoria/article/view/1211
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Sumario:We offer a letter of Teniente de Naturales Juan de Betanzos to the Governor of Tucuman Alonso de Ribera, signed in Alvigasta on 7 February 1607. It contains the report of his Visit to the district of Partido de la Sierra in the jurisdiction of Santiago de Estero, including the western mountains and the Catamarca Valley. At the moment, is the only original Visit Report known, written by one of the Tenientes de Naturales appointed by the Governor as part of his project to visit the Governorate, to apply the Abreu´s Ordinances and to relieve the Indians.