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Manuscript/Mixed Material Hans Peter Kraus Collection: Royal cedula to Antonio de Mendoza, Viceroy of New Spain

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Title

  • Hans Peter Kraus Collection: Royal cedula to Antonio de Mendoza, Viceroy of New Spain

Names

  • The King [Charles I of Spain]

Created / Published

  • Valladolid, August 23, 1538

Headings

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

Genre

  • Manuscripts

Notes

  • -  This cedula is a response to the request of the bishops, item 19A, regarding the college for Indian boys. The King commands the Viceroy to inspect the college and, considering its utility, to see to the construction of a new and lasting, but not sumptuous building, using Indian laborers from the nearest towns, no matter whether they are in corregimientos or encomiendas.

Medium

  • 1 leaf

Source Collection

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

Repository

  • Manuscript Division

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Online Format

  • pdf
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The King Charles I Of Spain. Hans Peter Kraus Collection: Royal cedula to Antonio de Mendoza, Viceroy of New Spain. Valladolid, 1538. Manuscript/Mixed Material. https://www.loc.gov/item/mss31013-02300/.

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The King Charles I Of Spain. (1538) Hans Peter Kraus Collection: Royal cedula to Antonio de Mendoza, Viceroy of New Spain. Valladolid. [Manuscript/Mixed Material] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/mss31013-02300/.

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The King Charles I Of Spain. Hans Peter Kraus Collection: Royal cedula to Antonio de Mendoza, Viceroy of New Spain. Valladolid, 1538. Manuscript/Mixed Material. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/mss31013-02300/>.