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Manuscript/Mixed Material Will executed in the village of Laguna in November 1567 by Melchor de Pedrosa, the elder son of Lic. Francisco de Pedrosa and Doña Beatriz Maldonado who resided in the village of Castellanos.

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Title

  • Will executed in the village of Laguna in November 1567 by Melchor de Pedrosa, the elder son of Lic. Francisco de Pedrosa and Doña Beatriz Maldonado who resided in the village of Castellanos.

Created / Published

  • November 1567.

Headings

  • -  Law
  • -  Law Library of Congress
  • -  West Europe
  • -  Spain
  • -  Laguna
  • -  Catellanos
  • -  Melchor de Pedrosa
  • -  Francisco de Pedrosa
  • -  Beatriz Maldonado
  • -  Trust and estates
  • -  Trials and court proceedings
  • -  Inheritance and succession
  • -  Lawyer and legal services
  • -  Wills
  • -  Testaments

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  Jurisdiction covered: Spain.
  • -  Also available on microfilm (Law Library Microfilm 84/10004).
  • -  Document in Spanish.

Medium

  • 39 pages

Source Collection

  • Spanish legal documents (15th-19th centuries) Notarial Instrument No. 3

Repository

  • Library of Congress Law Library Washington, D.C. 20540 dcu

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2018751238

Online Format

  • image
  • pdf

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Will executed in the village of Laguna in Novemberby Melchor de Pedrosa, the elder son of Lic. Francisco de Pedrosa and Doña Beatriz Maldonado who resided in the village of Castellanos. November, 1567. Manuscript/Mixed Material. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2018751238/.

APA citation style:

(1567) Will executed in the village of Laguna in Novemberby Melchor de Pedrosa, the elder son of Lic. Francisco de Pedrosa and Doña Beatriz Maldonado who resided in the village of Castellanos. November. [Manuscript/Mixed Material] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2018751238/.

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Will executed in the village of Laguna in Novemberby Melchor de Pedrosa, the elder son of Lic. Francisco de Pedrosa and Doña Beatriz Maldonado who resided in the village of Castellanos. November, 1567. Manuscript/Mixed Material. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2018751238/>.