Guide to the Materials for the History of the United States in Spanish Archives is an essential resource for historians and researchers interested in the early history of the Americas. William Robert Shepherd provides detailed information about the collections of documents related to the Spanish colonization of the New World that are held in various archives in Spain. This book will be useful to anyone studying the interactions between European and Native American cultures in the medieval and early modern periods. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.