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Manuscript/Mixed Material Hernán Cortés grant of dowry, 1526 June 27

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Title

  • Hernán Cortés grant of dowry, 1526 June 27

Summary

  • In this document, Hernando Cortés justifies a large dowry to Doña Isabel, the late Emperor Montezuma's (1480?-1520) eldest daughter, when she married a nobleman of considerable standing in New Spain. Cortés recounts the importance of Montezuma's aid to the Spanish during the conquest of Mexico. Cortés, who served as guardian for Montezuma's daughters and as Captain General of New Spain, was a generous trustee, granting Doña Isabel lands, several ranches, and Indian labor.

Names

  • Cortés, Hernán, 1485-1547
  • Jay I. Kislak Collection (Library of Congress)

Headings

  • -  Montezuma--II,--Emperor of Mexico,--approximately 1480-1520--Family
  • -  Moctezuma, Isabel,--1509-1550--Marriage
  • -  Dowry--New Spain

Notes

  • -  Copy made ca. 1750 in Valladolid, Spain, of original document dated 27 June 1526 in the Don Rafael Floranes library.
  • -  Governor of New Spain.
  • -  In Spanish.
  • -  Provenance: Gift of Jay I. Kislak Foundation.
  • -  NUCMC/kislak
  • -  NUCMC/vm01
  • -  Kislak accession no.: 1990.004.00.0001

Medium

  • 6 p.; 11 3/4 in. x 8 in.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • Kislak MS 1016

Repository

  • Library of Congress, Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Jay I. Kislak Collection (Acc. 1990.004.00.0001)

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2007574380

Access Advisory

  • Collection open for research.

Online Format

  • pdf
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Cortés, Hernán, and Jay I. Kislak Collection. Hernán Cortés grant of dowry. 1526. Manuscript/Mixed Material. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2007574380/.

APA citation style:

Cortés, H. & Jay I. Kislak Collection. (1526) Hernán Cortés grant of dowry. [Manuscript/Mixed Material] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2007574380/.

MLA citation style:

Cortés, Hernán, and Jay I. Kislak Collection. Hernán Cortés grant of dowry. 1526. Manuscript/Mixed Material. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2007574380/>.