Biblioteca Historica De Puerto-rico

Among the works mentioned by the compiler, who comments on his interest in the history of Puerto Rico, are:Historia general y natural de las Indias, by Gonzalo Fernández de Oviedo (Chapter 16, which relates to Puerto Rico), Historia General de los Hechos de los Castellanos, by Antonio de Herrera (Decades 1 to 5, which refer to the island of Puerto Rico), Historia del Nuevo Mundo o descripción de las islas occidentales, written in 18 books, by Juan de Läet, in 1640, Unpublished documents, 15 and 16 centuries, Extracts from the Muñ oz Collection of the Real Academia de la Historia, Several Royal decrees, from 1538 to 1561, the Pirate Drake Discourse on the Coming of the English Armada. Siege of the city of Puerto-Rico by said corsair, Letter by Bernardino Delgadillo y Avellaneda on the same matter, Descripción de la isla y ciudad de Puerto-Rico y de su vecindad y poblaciones, presidio, gobernadores y obispos, frutos y minerales, sent by Diego de Torres Varga, canon of this island aboard the vessel that arrived in Spain on April 23, 1647, Memoria de Alejandro O’Reylly sobre la isla de Puerto-Rico, 1765. Diario y documentación del sitio que pusieron los ingleses a la ciudad de Puerto-Rico en 1797″–Description from Libreria de Antano, bookseller.»