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Documents concerning concessions and privileges granted to the Tlaxcalan Indians by the Spanish monarchs 1732-1808

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Open book Documents concerning concessions and privileges granted to the Tlaxcalan Indians by the Spanish monarchs 1732-1808

Title Documents concerning concessions and privileges granted to the Tlaxcalan Indians by the Spanish monarchs 1732-1808

Date 1732-1808

Place Mexico, Mexico--Tlaxcala de Xicohtencatl, Spain

Language English, Spanish

Subjects Indians of Mexico, Tlaxcalan Indians

Description In box with title: "Concessions and priveleges[!] of the Tlaxcala Indians.
Documents bear ownership stamp of Dr. Manuel A.R. Arellano, Mexico.
Forms part of the Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library)

Summary Copies and originals from 1732-1808 of petitions, proclamations, and cédulas reales relating to concessions and privileges granted to the Tlaxcalan Indians by the Spanish kings, in recognition of their services and loyalty. An undated petition requesting privileges for the Tlaxcalans describes how their assistance aided Cortés in his conquest of Mexico City and other provinces. Several of the documents are official 18th-century copies of cedulas from 1535-1585, issued by Queen Juana, her son Charles V, and Philip II, allowing the Tlaxcalans their own government and the right to a "gobernador" instead of an "alcalde," recognizing the loyalty of the caciques, and prohibiting the establishment of state monopoly stores of meat and wine in their province. A 1787 petition by the Tlaxcalans requests that their lands not be included in the intendencia system, while another from 1789 to the viceroy Flores details their grievances against the town of Puebla. There is also a proclamation of August 6, 1808, in which the Tlaxcalans express their loyalty and support of Ferdinand VII, engaged at that time in a war with the French. The last folder includes brief descriptions in English of the Tlaxcala documents by W.W. Blake.

Extent 12 items (12 folders) ; 36 x 29 x 4 cm

Format Decrees, Manuscripts, Petitions, Proclamations

Archival Collection Title Edward E. Ayer Collection, Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection

Link to Catalog View record

BibID 991249898805867

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2304px × 3563px 23.52 MB

File Created 09/06/2023

Filename 991249898805867_Ayer_MS_1162_fol_005_00004-1.tif

Unique Identifier NL11OK3K

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