(COLUMBUS CHRISTOPHER) Relacion del funeral del gran desc

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(COLUMBUS, CHRISTOPHER.) Relacion del funeral . . . del gran descubridor de las Americas y esclarecido almirante Don Cristobal Colon. 52, [47] manuscript pages. 4to, contemporary black calf gilt, minor wear; minor dampstaining to fore-edge. Havana, 1796

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An early manuscript transcript of a book published in Havana in 1796. It describes the transfer of Columbus's remains from Santo Domingo to Havana, and the accompanying extravagant funeral procession and fanfare. It concludes with the eulogy given by the Cuban priest and philosopher, Dr. José Agustín Caballero, upon receiving the remains. The published Relacion is scarce; OCLC lists only 5 copies, and only one has been traced at auction, at Swann's Mathes sale, 6 November 2014, lot 211.