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Manuscript/Mixed Material Hans Peter Kraus Collection: Notarized copy of a royal cedula to Antonio de Mendoza, Viceroy of New Spain

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Title

  • Hans Peter Kraus Collection: Notarized copy of a royal cedula to Antonio de Mendoza, Viceroy of New Spain

Names

  • The King [Charles I of Spain]

Created / Published

  • Barcelona, May 1, 1543

Headings

  • -  Latin America--History
  • -  Mexico--History--Spanish colony, 1540-1810
  • -  Catholic Church--Appointment, call, and election
  • -  Manuscripts

Genre

  • Manuscripts

Notes

  • -  The King has been informed that some clergymen who had been friars in Spain had gone to New Spain and had left their religious orders there and that they were giving a bad example in the new land, where greater than usual attention to a good life was necessary. The Viceroy is commanded to inquire into the matter, and if he finds such clergymen, he is to compel them to return to Spain.

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
  • image

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The King Charles I Of Spain. Hans Peter Kraus Collection: Notarized copy of a royal cedula to Antonio de Mendoza, Viceroy of New Spain. Barcelona, May 1, 1543. Manuscript/Mixed Material. https://www.loc.gov/item/mss31013-03600/.

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The King Charles I Of Spain. (1543) Hans Peter Kraus Collection: Notarized copy of a royal cedula to Antonio de Mendoza, Viceroy of New Spain. Barcelona, May 1. [Manuscript/Mixed Material] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/mss31013-03600/.

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The King Charles I Of Spain. Hans Peter Kraus Collection: Notarized copy of a royal cedula to Antonio de Mendoza, Viceroy of New Spain. Barcelona, May 1, 1543. Manuscript/Mixed Material. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/mss31013-03600/>.