Translation No. 066
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Date: 1511, July 6.
Theme: The King approves the proposal to move “Indians and slaves” away from the San Cristóbal’s mines in La Española that were not yielding the expected gold output.
Source: PARES, Portal de Archivos Españoles, Archivo General de Indias, INDIFERENTE, 418,L.3 – 192 – Imagen Núm: 177/709
[fo. 83r.] |
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The King / |
[fo. 84v.] |
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[…] and it seems fine to me what you / |
[fo. 86r.] […] Issued in Seville on June / |
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[…] Issued in Seville on / |
[1] The spelling here seems to be “Çibea,” maybe a misspelling made in copying the word “Çibao” from the original letter, since no such a name of place as “Çibea” is known or mentioned in the documentation of the period.