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

About this Item

Title

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

Names

  • The King [Charles I of Spain]

Created / Published

  • Madrid, November 8, 1539

Headings

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

Genre

  • Manuscripts

Notes

  • -  The King had been informed that Viceroy Mendoza, as a knight of the Order of Santiago, was claiming exemption from the obligation of paying tithes on his incomes. Because of the newness of the colony, the King commands him to pay the tithes in any diocese in which he is earning income.

Medium

  • 1 leaf

Source Collection

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

Repository

  • Manuscript Division

Digital Id

Online Format

  • pdf
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

The King Charles I Of Spain. Hans Peter Kraus Collection: Royal cedula to Antonio de Mendoza, Viceroy of New Spain. Madrid, November 8, 1539. Manuscript/Mixed Material. https://www.loc.gov/item/mss31013-02900/.

APA citation style:

The King Charles I Of Spain. (1539) Hans Peter Kraus Collection: Royal cedula to Antonio de Mendoza, Viceroy of New Spain. Madrid, November 8. [Manuscript/Mixed Material] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/mss31013-02900/.

MLA citation style:

The King Charles I Of Spain. Hans Peter Kraus Collection: Royal cedula to Antonio de Mendoza, Viceroy of New Spain. Madrid, November 8, 1539. Manuscript/Mixed Material. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/mss31013-02900/>.