Historia verdadera de la conquista de la Nueva España

Evidence for work identity

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Attribution and intervention

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Narrative coverage

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Basis and limits of a narrated claim

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Basis of the consulted text

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Recoverable passages

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Truth claims and corroboration

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Component-specific permissions

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Check these first

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Kinds and varieties

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Identifiers and schemes

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Standards and regulation

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Real-world use

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Failure modes and hazards

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Regional variation

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Neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart

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