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Manuscript/Mixed Material Hans Peter Kraus Collection: Royal cedula to the royal [treasury] officials of New Spain

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Title

  • Hans Peter Kraus Collection: Royal cedula to the royal [treasury] officials of New Spain

Names

  • The King [Charles I of Spain]

Created / Published

  • Toledo, October 25, 1538

Headings

  • -  Latin America--History
  • -  New Spain--Charters, grants, privileges
  • -  Manuscripts

Genre

  • Manuscripts

Notes

  • -  Antón Gómez, a secular clergyman, was asked by the bishop of Mexico to take vestments, books of chants, and other items to Mexico for the service of the cathedral. He has requested permission to take them in without paying import duty. The King commands that the privilege be granted in New Spain and in any intervening ports, but if he should sell or trade the goods, the officials are to collect the complete duty.

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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Chicago citation style:

The King Charles I Of Spain. Hans Peter Kraus Collection: Royal cedula to the royal treasury officials of New Spain. Toledo, 1538. Manuscript/Mixed Material. https://www.loc.gov/item/mss31013-02700/.

APA citation style:

The King Charles I Of Spain. (1538) Hans Peter Kraus Collection: Royal cedula to the royal treasury officials of New Spain. Toledo. [Manuscript/Mixed Material] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/mss31013-02700/.

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The King Charles I Of Spain. Hans Peter Kraus Collection: Royal cedula to the royal treasury officials of New Spain. Toledo, 1538. Manuscript/Mixed Material. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/mss31013-02700/>.