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Detail from the announcement of the discovery of the South Sea
1514-08-19
Archivos Estatales
Spain
Detail from the Royal Order (Real Cédula) sent to Pedrarias Dávila, governor and captain general of what was then known as Castilla del Oro, in Central America, announcing the discovery of the South Sea by Vasco Núñez de Balboa.
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- Title: Detail from the announcement of the discovery of the South Sea
- Date: 1514-08-19
- Location: Sevilla, Spain
- Physical Dimensions: 32 x 21 CM
- Provenance: Archivo General de Indias
- Type: Manuscript
- Original Source: Archivo General de Indias
- External Link: Information and image available on the Portal de los Archivos Españoles
- Medium: Paper
- Identifier: PANAMA, 233, L.1, F.167-167BIS
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