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La istoria de las Indias. y Conquista de Mexico

López de Gómara
1552
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L'Americana Ramminga

Pietro Chiari
1764
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Code Noir: ou Recueil d’edits, déclarations et arrets concernant les Esclaves Nègres de l’Amérique

1743

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