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

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About this Item

Title

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

Names

  • The King [Philip II of Spain]

Created / Published

  • San Lorenzo [the Escorial], July 5, 1578

Headings

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

Genre

  • Manuscripts

Notes

  • -  The King approves the archbishop's moderation in his efforts to get the secular clergy to wear surplices in choir on solemn feasts and in general processions. A letter will be written to the Viceroy and audiencia, commanding them to help the archbishop in this matter. The King asks that if the canons have not yet sent a report on the lay chaplaincies, the archbishop should have it sent immediately. If the "Universal history of the Indies" by Fr. Bernardino de Sahagún has not been sent, the archbishop is to urge the Viceroy to do so at the first opportunity.

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 letter to Pedro Moya de Contreras, archbishop of Mexico. [San Lorenzo the Escorial, July 5, 1578] Manuscript/Mixed Material. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/mss31013-09000/.

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The King Philip Ii Of Spain. (1578) Hans Peter Kraus Collection: Royal letter to Pedro Moya de Contreras, archbishop of Mexico. [San Lorenzo the Escorial, July 5] [Manuscript/Mixed Material] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/mss31013-09000/.

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The King Philip Ii Of Spain. Hans Peter Kraus Collection: Royal letter to Pedro Moya de Contreras, archbishop of Mexico. [San Lorenzo the Escorial, July 5, 1578] Manuscript/Mixed Material. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/mss31013-09000/>.