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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

  • El Pardo [Madrid], December 21, 1578

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, in consideration of the dangers to the faith and the labors of the Spaniards in the wars against the heretics in Flanders, and recognizing the need for repentance to regain God's merciful regard, had granted the most ample of Jubilees to all the Christian faithful who would fulfill the conditions expressed in his brief. A copy of the brief was being sent with the cedula. For the good of the natives and Spaniards and to appease God with fastings, prayers, and alms-giving, the King requests and charges the archbishop to proclaim the Jubilee so that the faithful can participate. The archbishop is also to distribute throughout the archdiocese the copies being sent to him. But he is to show special care that the Jubilee is not proclaimed within the period two months before or after the preaching of the Cruzada, so that it will not interfere with the preaching.

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 Philip Ii Of Spain. Hans Peter Kraus Collection: Royal cedula to Pedro Moya de Contreras, archbishop of Mexico. [El Pardo Madrid, 1578] Manuscript/Mixed Material. https://www.loc.gov/item/mss31013-09600/.

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The King Philip Ii Of Spain. (1578) Hans Peter Kraus Collection: Royal cedula to Pedro Moya de Contreras, archbishop of Mexico. [El Pardo Madrid] [Manuscript/Mixed Material] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/mss31013-09600/.

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The King Philip Ii Of Spain. Hans Peter Kraus Collection: Royal cedula to Pedro Moya de Contreras, archbishop of Mexico. [El Pardo Madrid, 1578] Manuscript/Mixed Material. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/mss31013-09600/>.