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Manuscript/Mixed Material Hans Peter Kraus Collection: Royal cedula to [Pedro Moya de Contreras], archbishop of Mexico

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Title

  • Hans Peter Kraus Collection: Royal cedula to [Pedro Moya de Contreras], archbishop of Mexico

Names

  • The King [Philip II of Spain]

Created / Published

  • Calera, December 16, 1576

Headings

  • -  Latin America--History
  • -  New Spain--Politics and government
  • -  Papal documents
  • -  Indulgences
  • -  Manuscripts

Genre

  • Manuscripts

Notes

  • -  The King informs the archbishop that Pope Gregory XIII had proclaimed a Jubilee, calling on all Christians to do penance and good works, so that God in His mercy would prevent the spread of and put an end to the pestilence which had struck many cities of Italy, especially Milan and Venice, but from which Rome and many other parts of Italy had been spared. The King orders the archbishop to have the Jubilee proclaimed in his archdiocese and in the suffragan dioceses of his province. This was to be done at a time when there would be no obstacles, after the preaching of the bull of the Cruzada which was being sent for its third publication. A report was to be sent to the Crown regarding what had been done.

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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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 Pedro Moya de Contreras, archbishop of Mexico. Calera, 1576. Manuscript/Mixed Material. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/mss31013-08300/.

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The King Philip Ii Of Spain. (1576) Hans Peter Kraus Collection: Royal cedula to Pedro Moya de Contreras, archbishop of Mexico. Calera. [Manuscript/Mixed Material] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/mss31013-08300/.

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The King Philip Ii Of Spain. Hans Peter Kraus Collection: Royal cedula to Pedro Moya de Contreras, archbishop of Mexico. Calera, 1576. Manuscript/Mixed Material. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/mss31013-08300/>.