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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialLetter signed, to the Duke of Medina Sidonia, giving instructions in view of the expected intentions of the English squadron under Drake reported to be then attacking Cadiz This letter clearly demonstrates the intimate contact between the Duke of Medina Sidonia and the Court. It exemplifies Philip II's reaction to the extremely unwelcome news that the English were not merely taking the preparation of an Armada against them seriously, but were trying to prevent it from ever getting to sea, and even dared to enter his own harbors to attack it. This...
- Contributor: Hans and Hanni Kraus Sir Francis Drake Collection (Library of Congress) - Philip II
- Date: 1587-01-01
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CollectionVicente Sebastián Pintado papers, Catalog Record - Electronic Resource Available Correspondence, bills of sale, court transcripts, testimonies, surveys, notebooks, plats, land grants, maps, petitions, and other papers relating principally to Pintado's duties as alcalde, commandant, and surveyor general of Spanish West Florida from 1799 to 1817. Much of the collection relates to land deeds, purchases, and surveys in parts of present-day Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana. Includes a bound volume dated 1806 containing maps...
- Contributor: Pintado, Vicente Sebastián - Vicente Sebastián Pintado Collection (Library of Congress)
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialHans Peter Kraus Collection: Certification of Pedro de Céspedes Vallejo's service
- Contributor: Luis Horruytiner, Former Governor of Florida
- Date: 1640-07-15
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialHans Peter Kraus Collection: Letter of recommendation for Pedro de Céspedes Vallejo
- Date: 1640-07-17
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialWill executed in the village of Laguna in November 1567 by Melchor de Pedrosa, the elder son of Lic. Francisco de Pedrosa and Doña Beatriz Maldonado who resided in the village of ... Title devised, in English, by Library staff. Jurisdiction covered: Spain. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Also available on microfilm (Law Library Microfilm 84/10004). Document in Spanish.
- Date: 1567-01-01
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialAdditional statement of April 20, 1769 issued by the Bishop of the General Council of the Princedom of Aragón, concerning the manner in which the inhabitants of the Kingdom of Asturias will ... Title devised, in English, by Library staff. Jurisdiction covered: Spain. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Also available on microfilm (Law Library Microfilm 84/10004). Document in Spanish. Manuscript.
- Date: 1769-01-01
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialHolographic copy of a compilation of laws and regulations issued by King Enrique of Spain in the city of Burgos in the year of 1374, concerning chancery affairs. [Ca. XVIII century]. Title devised, in English, by Library staff. Jurisdiction covered: Spain. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Also available on microfilm (Law Library Microfilm 84/10004). Document in Spanish.
- Date: 1700-01-01
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialPhilip II letter, ALS, written in Madrid, to Pedro Moya de Contreras, Archbishop of Mexico. Philip II complains to the Archbishop of Mexico City about his practice of appointing monolingual priests to Indian benefices. Philip had previously ordered the archbishop not to appoint clergy unskilled in Indian tongues. Despite the king's command, the archbishop had still allowed many monolingual priests to hold Indian benefices. At best, these...
- Contributor: Eraso, Antonio De - Jay I. Kislak Collection (Library of Congress) - Philip II
- Date: 1578
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialRoyal Order of February 18, 1834 provides that the clergy should pay to Queen Isabel II proper homage. [Manuscript document]. Title devised, in English, by Library staff. Jurisdiction covered: Spain. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Also available on microfilm (Law Library Microfilm 84/10004). Document in Spanish.
- Date: 1834-01-01
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialKing Philip II grant of arms, Illuminated grant of arms (1 p., accompanied by 19 p. of text with endorsements) conferring nobility on Alonso de Mesa and Hernando de Mesa in recognition of their service to the Crown. Signed "Yo el Rey." Illumination is multi-colored/gilt (12 1/4 in. x 8 1/2 in.) depicting Madonna and child, cornucopia, bird, butterfly, flowers, cherubs, and mounted knight in-arms with sword and herald.
- Contributor: Jay I. Kislak Collection (Library of Congress) - Philip II
- Date: 1566
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialList of notarial documents filed in the Protocols of the following Notaries Public: Miguel Malanquilla, Pedro Sobrón, Pedro José de Burgos, Armando Rodríguez de Moneda, Gerónimo Lázaro Salas, Domingo Benedí and Manuel ... Title devised, in English, by Library staff. Jurisdiction covered: Spain. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Also available on microfilm (Law Library Microfilm 84/10004). Document in Spanish.
- Date: 1700-01-01
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialAutograph draft of a reply to a memorandum recommending changes in the naval defense of Spanish America and its seaborne trade This manuscript in Medina Sidonia's autograph is, in effect, addressed to King Philip II of Spain. It relates to Drake's depredations along the Pacific coast of Spanish America (1578-1579) and in the Caribbean (1585-1586) and suggests measures which should be taken to avert further disasters of this sort. It recommends a thorough overhaul of Spanish naval strategy and new arrangements to protect communications and...
- Contributor: Medina Sidonia, Alonso Pérez De Guzmán - Hans and Hanni Kraus Sir Francis Drake Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1586-01-01
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialAct whereby the Count of Torres appoints himself as the legal guardian of the King of Spain, Felipe V, for the sole purpose of taking the oath of allegiance before the nobility, ... Title devised, in English, by Library staff. Jurisdiction covered: Spain. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Also available on microfilm (Law Library Microfilm 84/10004). Document in Spanish. Manuscript.
- Date: 1724-01-01
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialHolographic copy of a report issued by Bernardino Estrada of Mexico city, concerning the drainage system of the lake of Mexico. [November 12, 1750]. Title devised, in English, by Library staff. Jurisdiction covered: México. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Also available on microfilm (Law Library Microfilm 84/10004). Document in Spanish. Manuscript.
- Date: 1750-01-01
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialHans Peter Kraus Collection: Order to Pedro de Céspedes Vallejo
- Contributor: Eugenio De Espinosa, Sergeant Major of the Presidi
- Date: 1632-07-15
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialBrief on behalf the School of Saint Severo of the Holy Church of the city of Barcelona versus the spouses Juan Bautista and María Martí Prat Rexachs, concerning the sale of certain ... Title devised, in English, by Library staff. Jurisdiction covered: Spain . Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Also available on microfilm (Law Library Microfilm 84/10004). Document in Spanish.
- Date: 1725-01-01
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialHans Peter Kraus Collection: Orders to Pedro de Céspedes
- Date: 1630-09-12
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialHolographic copy of the Acts of the Courts held by the legal guardians and regents of King Alfonso in Medina del Campo on September 6, 1318. [Ca. XVIII century]. Title devised, in English, by Library staff. Jurisdiction covered: Spain. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Also available on microfilm (Law Library Microfilm 84/10004). Document in Spanish.
- Date: 1700-01-01
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialHans Peter Kraus Collection: Royal cedula to the captain general of the army of Cantabria
- Contributor: The King [Philip IV of Spain]
- Date: 1640-04-18
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialHolographic copy of a statement by the Duke of Arcos on July 22, 1701, concerning the privileges of Grandee that France and Spain granted to certain noble families of these Kingdoms. Title devised, in English, by Library staff. Jurisdiction covered: Spain. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Also available on microfilm (Law Library Microfilm 84/10004). Document in Spanish. Manuscript.
- Date: 1701-01-01
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialRoyal Order of December 11, 1772, issued by King Carlos III, approves the curricula of the University of the city of Alcalá. [Manuscript document]. Title devised, in English, by Library staff. Jurisdiction covered: Spain. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Also available on microfilm (Law Library Microfilm 84/10004). Document in Spanish.
- Date: 1772-01-01
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialDeed executed in the city of Antequera on February 3, 1572, whereby Garci Ponce de León claims that he is a "Hijodalgo" of the city and therefore should be exempt from payment ... Title devised, in English, by Library staff. Jurisdiction covered: Spain. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Also available on microfilm (Law Library Microfilm 84/10004). Document in Spanish.
- Date: 1572-01-01
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialBrief on behalf Juan de Gages, Captain of the Regiment of the Royal Guards of Walloom and the Fiscal Prosecutor of the Military Tribunal versus the Fiscal Prosecutor of the Ecclesiastical Tribunal ... Title devised, in English, by Library staff. Jurisdiction covered: Spain . Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Also available on microfilm (Law Library Microfilm 84/10004). Document in Spanish.
- Date: 1730-01-01
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialStatement concerning the manner in which the inhabitants of the Kingdom of Asturias will take the oath of allegiance to the Prince of Asturias. [Ca. XVIII century]. Title devised, in English, by Library staff. Jurisdiction covered: Spain. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Also available on microfilm (Law Library Microfilm 84/10004). Document in Spanish. Manuscript.
- Date: 1700-01-01
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