Manuscript/Mixed Material Hans Peter Kraus Collection: Opinion addressed to His Imperial Majesty

Title

• Hans Peter Kraus Collection: Opinion addressed to His Imperial Majesty

Created / Published

• Valladolid

Headings

• -  New Spain--Charters, grants, privileges
• -  Manuscripts

Genre

• Manuscripts

Notes

• -  The Count of Osorno, aware of what happened in Peru, recommends to the King that above all he should revoke the decree which so irritated the Spaniards there. He has always insisted to the King that the land cannot be held without a force of Spaniards and that rewards are necessary if they are to stay in the Indies. They would prefer to have a few Indians at their command rather than receive much tribute without Indians. Every Spaniard should be given a place to settle which he can hope to leave perpetually as an inheritance for his family, with established tributes from the Indians and civil jurisdiction over them. None of these places should be a principal town or a seaport. The grantee shall be given only one-third of the present income from the encomienda. The execution of the ordinance should be the responsibility of the Viceroy of New Spain in consultation with the oidores. He should determine whether individuals are being rewarded too much or too little and make appropriate recommendations to the Crown. The Viceroy should also notify the Crown of Spaniards who do not have Indians. The Indians and incomes should be regarded as fiefs with all the customary conditions most favorable to His Majesty; if the grantee should leave the land where his fief is located, he shall lose his right to it. Signed.

Source Collection

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

Repository

• Manuscript Division

Digital Id

• http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mss31013.mss31013-13500

Online Format

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