> La Malinche is reunited with her family, 1523

> Should Indians be allowed to wear silk? Quito, 1593

> Last will and testament of don Juan Duchisela, a cacique from Yaruquíes, Ecuador, 1605

> The king considers whether Havana’s black women should be forced to dance, 1623

> Black slaves and white owners in Guatemala, 1648

> The marriage of the heiress to the Inka throne, 17th century

> The Viceroy of Peru sends casta paintings to Spain, 1770

> A night watchman’s account of a riotous tavern in Lima, 1822