Letters in Spanish, apparently models for social and business usage, possibly compiled for Indian students of Spanish

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Title
Letters in Spanish, apparently models for social and business usage, possibly compiled for Indian students of Spanish
Translated Title
Cartas en español, aparentemente modelos para uso social y comercial, posiblemente compiladas para estudiantes indios de español.
Date
1555-1844
Document Type
  • Correspondence
  • Notes
Language
  • Spanish
Collection
  • Manuscripts relating to linguistic studies, chiefly in Náhuatl: Mexico, 1793-1844
Contents
Written in Coyotepec (Cuautitlán) and Mexico City, from 1793-1814 (14 p.) -- 2. A Spanish-Náhuatl vocabulary with a concluding note signed by Martín José, possibly the compiler, on August 12, 1812 (26 p.) -- 3. A manuscript written in alternating Náhuatl and Spanish phrases, dealing with the Mexican calendar and the early Mexican tribes; evidently an exercise in translation. Undated (5 p.) -- 4. Definitions of a few Náhuatl terms. Undated (2 p.) -- 5. Bibliography of works on various Indian languages, ranging in date from 1555 to 1844. Undated (2 p.) -- 6. A Náhuatl-Spanish vocabulary. Undated (2 p.).
Reference
BANC MSS M-M 466 v.1
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