A historical account of the earthquakes in Guatemala from 1541 through the devastating 1773 Santa Marta earthquake, which killed hundreds and caused the capital city to be relocated. After the 1773 earthquake the capital city of Guatemala (Antigua) was provisionally moved to Mixco; whilst there, a printing house was established, where this work was printed. This account includes relevant historical information on the seismic activity of the region. This work is closely associated with similar texts also attributed to Gonzalez Bustillo, such as Razon Particular de los Templos, Cases de Comunidades, y Edificios Publicos, y por Mayor del Numero de los Vecinos de la Capital Guatemala.; Extracto o Relacion de los Autos de Reconocimiento Practicado en Virtud.de Estos Reinos de Guatemala; and Demonstracion de las Proporciones Ciertas, y Dudosas, e Improporciones, o Defectos que Ofrece el Pueblo, o Valle de Xalapa. All of these deal with the devastation left by the earthquake of 1773. "These rare tracts are among the earliest works printed at Mixco, a place not mentioned by Archdeacon Cotton" - Sabin, referring to this, and other imprints on the same subject. A scarce imprint, of which only a handful of institutional copies are recorded. None have appeared at auction. MEDINA, GUATEMALA 383. PALAU 105115, 248815. SABIN 27811. Folio. Stitched as issued. Light marginal dampstaining, else very good.

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Title: RAZON PUNTUAL DE LOS SUCESSOS MAS MEMORABLES, Y DE LOS EXTRAGOS, Y DA�OS QUE HA PADECIDO LA CIUDAD DE GUATEMALA, Y SU VECINDARIO, DESDE QUE SE FUNDO EN EL PARAGE LLAMADO CIUDAD VIEJA, O ALMOLONGA, Y DE DONDE SE TRASLADO A EL EN QUE ACTUALMENTE SE HALLA.
Publisher: En el pueblo de Mixco [Guatemala]: Oficina de Don Antonio Sanchez Cubillas, 1774.

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