Iberian Studies

colonial documents in this digital collection comprise a part of the Van de Velde Collection. They relate to colonial events primarily in Mexico City and Oaxaca. They are essential pieces of the historical and cultural record of the church and state and their research value extends to genealogical, anthropological, art historical, ecumenical, and ethnographic research within and beyond the states of Mexico and Oaxaca. The collectioncontains Nahuatl manuscripts and evidence of other indigenous Mexican cultures. Additional documentation includes property disputes, birth, death and marriage records and colonial legislation

This collection of digitized copies contains documents from several archives throughout Spain and the Americas documenting the colonial history of New Mexico as part of the Viceroyalty of New Spain. It is reflective of broader print and microfilm holdings in the Archivo General de la Nacion and the Archivo General de las Indias

contains documents from the institutional successor of New Mexico's oldest library (1851) and is part of the Palace of the Governors. This non-circulating, closed stack research facility preserves historical materials in many formats documenting the history of the state, the Southwest, and meso-America from pre-European contact to the present. The map collection is useful as well.