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Manuscript/Mixed Material Hans Peter Kraus Collection: Royal cedula to the audiencia of New Spain

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About this Item

Title

  • Hans Peter Kraus Collection: Royal cedula to the audiencia of New Spain

Names

  • The King [Philip II of Spain]

Created / Published

  • San Lorenzo el Real [the Escorial], June 17, 1576

Headings

  • -  Latin America--History
  • -  New Spain--Politics and government
  • -  Legal instruments
  • -  Manuscripts

Genre

  • Manuscripts

Notes

  • -  This is the cedula mentioned in the second paragraph of item 81, regarding the lawsuit between the archbishop of Mexico City and the Augustinians over the parish of San Pablo. The King commands the audiencia to decide the case immediately, if they have not already done so, and to send him a report on their decision so that he can give an order for the proper administration of the parish.

Medium

  • 1 leaf

Source Collection

  • Hans Peter Kraus collection of Spanish American documents, 1433-1877

Repository

  • Manuscript Division

Digital Id

Online Format

  • pdf
  • image

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The materials in Parallel Histories: Spain, the United States, and the American Frontier are in the public domain and are free to use and reuse.

Credit Line: Library of Congress, Parallel Histories: Spain, the United States, and the American Frontier.

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The King Philip Ii Of Spain. Hans Peter Kraus Collection: Royal cedula to the audiencia of New Spain. [San Lorenzo el Real the Escorial, 1576] Manuscript/Mixed Material. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/mss31013-08200/.

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The King Philip Ii Of Spain. (1576) Hans Peter Kraus Collection: Royal cedula to the audiencia of New Spain. [San Lorenzo el Real the Escorial] [Manuscript/Mixed Material] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/mss31013-08200/.

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The King Philip Ii Of Spain. Hans Peter Kraus Collection: Royal cedula to the audiencia of New Spain. [San Lorenzo el Real the Escorial, 1576] Manuscript/Mixed Material. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/mss31013-08200/>.