Informe from Puig to virrey concerning finding of human bones in Nayarit cave.

Serial Number
041-02125
Title
Informe from Puig to virrey concerning finding of human bones in Nayarit cave.
Author(s)
Puig, Juan (Comandante)
Antonio (Fray) (Obispo de Guadalaxara)
Date
05-06-1785
Date
06-24-1785
Documentation
Meza, Guadalaxara. May 6 - June 24, 1785. 3p. Informes. Signed, originals.
Summary
Short account of expedition by Navarro and Puig to Nayarit cave where human skeletons and signs of recent human activity were discovered. Indian religious cult suspected. (A. Tukey, July 1988)
Persons
Puig, Juan (Comandante)
Navarro, Josef Antonio (Fray)
Herrera, Vicente de (Virrey)
Antonio (Fray (Obispo de Guadalaxara)
Places
Mesa del Tonati
Guadalaxara
Meza
First Location
AZTM, AGN, Vol. 085 ff. 334-336 exp. 20
Original Location
AGN, Mexico City, Provincias Internas Vol. 085 ff. 334-336 exp. 2
Language
Spanish
Reference Number
8500023
Rights
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Keywords
Indians (Religion-Native), Crimes (Idolatry), Skeletons (Human)
General Subjects
Ethnography, Religious