Composition book : arte breve y compendiosa de la lengua Pocomchi de la provincia de la verapaz / compuesto y ordenado por el venerable Padre Fray Dionysio de Zúñiga, para los principiantes que comienzan a aprender ; traducido en la lengua Pocomam de amatitlan por el padre Fray Pedro Moran, quien lo empeco a escribir en este convento de N. Padre Santo Domingo de Guatemala, 1720

File — Box: 52, Folder: 9

Identifier: MSS 279 Series 8 Sub-Series 2 Sub-Series 19

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Scope and Contents

Contains an unbound typescript of Gates' English translation of Moran and a notebook relating to the translation.

Dates

Creation: 1720

Language of Materials

Items in Pocomam and English and Spanish.

Conditions Governing Access

Open for public research.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from William Gates papers must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.

Extent

1 folder

Additional Description

Existence and Location of Originals

Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris.

General

Typescript.

General

Zuniga wrote several treatises in Pokonchí which Moran later rearranged into a number of volumes for Pokomam. Brasseur de Bourbourg states he originally obtained this manuscript from Carlos Mena in Guatemala City.