This is a copy of Moran's "libro grande" (1625-1650), and includes two versions of the grammar (in different hands), confessional materials, and a vocabulary of 500 words which has been added to the others. The first three pages are a narrative of Spanish missions (1689-1692) by Thomas Murillo. For description, see: D. G. Brinton. "Notice of some manuscripts..." American Journal of Science, 2nd Series, 1869, v. 47, 222-230.
Francisco Moran was a Spanish friar.
Provenance
Presented by the Academia de Ciencias de Guatemala through Mariano Galvez, Governor of Guatemala, 1836; accessioned, 1900 (1900 2700).
General physical description
1 copy, 282 p.
Early American History Note
This manuscript collection falls outside the geographic scope of the Early American guide (British North America and the United States before 1840). It may be of interest to scholars interested in global history, international relations, imperialism, or the U.S. in the world.
Family Name(s)
- Murillo, Thomas.
Genre(s)
- Dictionaries.
- Prayers.
- Vocabularies.
Geographic Name(s)
- Guatemala--Languages
Subject(s)
- Beyond Early America
- Cholti language--Texts
- Chorti language--Grammar, Comparative
- Indians of Central America--Languages
- Missions, Spanish.