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Reissue of a merced to Diego de Carvajal for the sweepings and washings of gold and silver from smelters in New Spain, 1534 Jan. 6

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Title Reissue of a merced to Diego de Carvajal for the sweepings and washings of gold and silver from smelters in New Spain, 1534 Jan. 6

Creator Spain. Sovereign (1516-1556 : Charles I)

Date 1534

Place New Spain, Spain, Spain--Zaragoza

Language Spanish

Subjects Inheritance and succession, Gifts, Gold mines and mining, Silver mines and mining, Smelting

Summary Sobrecarta, or reissue of a decree, issued by the king, Charles V (Charles I of Spain), in Zaragoza, Spain, on January 6, 1534, in which he reaffirms the right of Diego de Carvajal to inherit the merced originally granted to his father, Dr. Lorenzo Galíndez de Carvajal, for ore sweepings from smelters in New Spain. Incorporated into the text is a record of the original merced granted to Lorenzo Galíndez de Carvajal--jurist, historian, professor in Salamanca, and former member of the king's Council of the Indies, now deceased--entitling him to the "escobilla y relaves," the profits from the washings and sweepings of gold, silver, and other metals collected during the refining process from the smelters in the provinces of Vitoria Garayana, the Panuco River region, the Yucatán peninsula, and Florida. The merced can be inherited by Carvajal's children or other persons designated in his will. The decree then states that, on Dec. 15, 1531, in Medina del Campo, Spain, the merced was passed to his son, Diego González de Carvajal, with the same conditions and the same benefits. However, when Carvajal discovers that the same merced has also been granted by the queen, Juana, to the hospitals in Guatemala, his lawyer, Diego Pic̨arro, petitions the king to revoke her grant, and to reaffirm his client's right to the smelting profits. The ms. bears the king's signature as well as those of five witnesses.

Extent [2] leaves ; 31 cm

Format Sources, Manuscripts, Decrees

Archival Collection Title Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection

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Call Number VAULT box Ayer MS 1225

BibID 991267278805867

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2573px × 3599px 53.04 MB

Filename 991267278805867_ayer_ms_1225_000001.tif

Unique Identifier NL12XDG8

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