The Center for Research Libraries (CRL) is an excellent resources for books, periodicals, manuscripts, newspapers, and archival materials in print, microfilm, and digital formats. University of Virginia belongs to this international consortium of university, college, and independent research libraries, which allows University of Virginia patrons to borrow CRL material via interlibrary loan for extended periods.
CRL has the following thematic collection of books in microfilm:
Early Printed Books on Religion from Colonial Spanish America, 1543/44-c. 1800 (Brill).
Collection of more than 400 printed works from colonial Spanish America, including catechisms, devotional works, hagiographies, religious biographies, orders, sermons, and more. The majority of works are from Mexico and Peru. See the online guide/bibliography.
Hispanic Culture Series (Alternative Title: Spanish, Portuguese, and Latin American books before 1601).
Based on the following bibliographies: Penney, Clara Louise, ed. List of Books Printed Before 1601 in the Library of the Hispanic Society of America; Thomas, Henry, Short-title Catalogues of Spanish, Spanish-American and Portuguese Books Printed before 1601 in the British Museum; Simon Diaz, Jose. Bibliographia de la Literatura Hispanica.
Medina's Biblioteca hispano-americana (General Microfilm Company) [1493-1810].
Set contains microfilm copies of titles in Medina's bibliography and represents a history of the Spanish-speaking peoples of the western hemisphere. The completed project will include over 8,000 titles.
Spanish Drama (General Microfilm Company). Guide: Thompson, Lawrence S. Bibliography of Spanish Plays on Microcards. Continuing project; complete set is expected to include about 12,000 Spanish, Catalonian, and South American plays from the 16th-19th centuries.