{"id":3399,"date":"2025-10-12T11:06:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-12T11:06:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/firstblacks.org\/?page_id=3399"},"modified":"2025-10-12T11:09:21","modified_gmt":"2025-10-12T11:09:21","slug":"fb-primary-041-manuscript","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/firstblacks.org\/en\/manuscripts\/fb-primary-041-manuscript","title":{"rendered":"Manuscript No. 041"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3399\" class=\"elementor elementor-3399\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fa48c8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2fa48c8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34c854f e-n-tabs-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-tabs\" data-id=\"34c854f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;horizontal_scroll&quot;:&quot;disable&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs\" data-widget-number=\"55346511\" aria-label=\"Tabs. 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He<\/span><span class=\"Normal__Char\">\u00a0also promised to reiterate immediately a prior order to have 50 \u201cslaves\u201d sent to the island for the same purpose<br \/><\/span><span class=\"Normal__Char\">Source:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/pares.mcu.es\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PARES, Portal de Archivos Espa\u00f1oles, Archivo General de Indias,<\/a><\/span><span class=\"Normal__Char\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pares.mcu.es\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">INDIFERENTE,418,L.2,F.98R.-98V.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-075e67d elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"075e67d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<iframe src=\"http:\/\/firstblacks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Manuscript-041_HFJMcUh.pdf\" width=\"100%\" height=\"600px\" style=\"border: none;\">\n    This browser does not support PDFs. Please download the PDF to view it: <a href=\"http:\/\/firstblacks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Manuscript-041_HFJMcUh.pdf\">Download PDF<\/a>.\n<\/iframe>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-553465112\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-553465112\" data-tab-index=\"2\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-4377c25 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4377c25\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a36e153 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a36e153\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Date:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1510, January 22.\u00a0 Valladolid, Spain.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Theme:\u00a0 The king of Spain ordered colonial governor of La Espa\u00f1ola Diego Col\u00f3n to try to expand to the maximum the\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 number of workers assigned to dig gold, including all the \u201cslaves\u201d that the king had in the island.\u00a0 He also promised to\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 reiterate immediately a prior order to have 50 \u201cslaves\u201d sent to the island for the same purpose<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;335559991&quot;:720,&quot;469777462&quot;:[4680,9360],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0,0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[3,4]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Source: PARES, Portal de Archivos Espa\u00f1oles, Archivo General <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">de <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Indias,INDIFERENTE,418,L.2,F.98R.-98V.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><table data-tablestyle=\"MsoNormalTable\" data-tablelook=\"1184\" aria-rowcount=\"2\"><tbody><tr aria-rowindex=\"1\"><td data-celllook=\"0\"><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">[fo. 98r.]<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">R<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">espuest<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> \/<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">al almirante \/<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Al Alm<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">iran<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">te<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> dando \/<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">le gra<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00e7ia<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s por lo q<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">u<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">e<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> tra- \/<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">baja en el beneficio \/<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">de las minas, y q<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">u<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">e<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> \/<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">procure q<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">u<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">e<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> se saque \/<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">todo el oro que se \/<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">pudiere \/<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><td data-celllook=\"0\"><p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">r<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><td data-celllook=\"0\"><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">[\u2026]<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 El Rey\/<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">don di<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">eg<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">o<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> colon n<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">uest<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ro Almi<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">rant<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">e<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> e governador de las \/<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">yndias vi vna letra q<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ue<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> me escrevistes con don\/<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">f<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">e<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">r<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">nando v<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">uest<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ro h<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">e<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">r<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">man<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">o<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> y <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">o<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">y todo lo q<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ue<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> de v<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">uest<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ra p<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ar<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">te me \/<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">hablo y en esta no vos Respondo A cosa alguna \/<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">de ello salvo a la buena nueva q<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ue<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> me escrevistes \/<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">de n<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">uest<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ras minas de q<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ue<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> ove placer y pues q<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ue<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> n<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">uest<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ro \/<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">se\u00f1or lo da pa<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ra<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> q<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ue<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> yo le pueda mejor <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ser<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">vir \/<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">mucha Razon es q<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ue<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> se ponga mucho [<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">sic<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">] diligen\u00e7ia \/<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">pa<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ra<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> sacar el mas oro q<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ue<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> se pudiere saca<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">r<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> de man<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">er<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a \/<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">q<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ue<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> por\u00a0 n<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">uest<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ra p<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ar<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">te no tengamos q<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ue<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> dar q<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ue<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">nta A dios \/<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">de lo q<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ue<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> se p<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">er<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">diere q<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ue<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> haziendose ansi yo espero \/<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">en n<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">uest<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ro se\u00f1or q<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ue<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> pues yo no lo quiero pa<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ra<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> otra \/<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">cosa syno pa<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ra<\/span><\/i> <i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ser<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">virle con ello especialmente \/<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">en esta guerra de africa que el dara Cada dia \/<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">mucho mas por onde yo vos enca<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">r<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">go mucho \/<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">q<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ue<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> deys horden con el tesorero miguel de \/<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">pasamonte A quien escrivo sobre <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">e<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">sto como se \/<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ponga toda la gente q<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ue<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> fuere menester y se \/<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">pueda sostener en n<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">uest<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ras minas y sy al dicho \/<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">miguel de pasamonte le pares\u00e7iere\u00a0 q<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ue<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> es bien en \/<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">biar A las dichas minas todos los esclavos \/<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">q<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ue<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Alla tenemos porq<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ue<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> diz q<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ue<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> los yndios \/<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">sienten mucho trabajo en Ronper las pe\u00f1as \/<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">donde hallan Aq<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ue<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">l oro dad horden como \/<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">luego vayan y tambi\u00e9n enbio con este \/<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">correo A mandar A los o<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">fi\u00e7ial<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">es de la casa de \/<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr aria-rowindex=\"2\"><td data-celllook=\"0\"><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">[fo. 98v.]<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><td data-celllook=\"0\"><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">r<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><td data-celllook=\"0\"><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sevilla q<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ue<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> luego A la ora pongan mucha \/<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">diligen\u00e7ia en buscar los \u00e7inq<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ue<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">nta esclavos \/<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">q<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ue<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> le tengo mandados enbien pa<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ra<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0 n<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">uest<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ras minas \/<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">y q<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ue<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> los enbien lo mas presto q<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ue<\/span><\/i> <i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ser<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> pueda \/<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">y pues vedes q<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ua<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">nto esto cunple A mi <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ser<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">vi<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00e7i<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">o<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> es \/<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">cusado me parez\u00e7e [<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">sic<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">] decir os lo q<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ue<\/span><\/i> <i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ser<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">vireys en \/<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ayudar e farorez\u00e7er [<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">sic<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">] co<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">n<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> muncho cuidado \/<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">e diligen\u00e7ia todo lo q<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ue<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> toco A este nego\u00e7io \/<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">fecha en Valladolid A xxii d\u00edas de enero de \/<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">qui<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">nient<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">o<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s e diez a\u00f1os yo el Rey por m<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">anda<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">do<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">de Su Al<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">teza<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> \/<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">lope conchillos\/<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">[\u2026]<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-553465113\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-553465113\" data-tab-index=\"3\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 3;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-a11d32e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a11d32e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99eec35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"99eec35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Date:<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"none\">1510, January 22.\u202f Valladolid, Spain.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;335559991&quot;:720}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Theme:<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"none\">The king of Spain ordered colonial governor of La Espa\u00f1ola Diego Col\u00f3n to try to expand to the maximum the\u202fnumber of workers assigned to dig gold, including all the \u201cslaves\u201d that the king had in the island. He also promised to\u202freiterate immediately a prior order to have 50 \u201cslaves\u201d sent to the island for the same purpose<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;335559991&quot;:720}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Source:<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"none\">PARES, Portal de Archivos Espa\u00f1oles, Archivo General de Indias,INDIFERENTE,418,L.2,F.98R.-98V.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;335559991&quot;:720}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;335559991&quot;:720}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><table data-tablestyle=\"MsoNormalTable\" data-tablelook=\"1184\" aria-rowcount=\"2\"><tbody><tr aria-rowindex=\"1\"><td data-celllook=\"4369\"><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">[fo. 98r.]<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<br \/><span data-contrast=\"none\">Response \/<\/span>\u00a0<br \/><span data-contrast=\"none\">to the Admiral \/<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<br \/><span data-contrast=\"none\">To the Admiral, giving \/<\/span>\u00a0<br \/><span data-contrast=\"none\">him thanks for his work \/<\/span>\u00a0<br \/><span data-contrast=\"none\">in exploiting \/<\/span>\u00a0<br \/><span data-contrast=\"none\">the mines and that \/<\/span>\u00a0<br \/><span data-contrast=\"none\">he must try to have \/<\/span>\u00a0<br \/><span data-contrast=\"none\">as much gold extracted \/<\/span>\u00a0<br \/><span data-contrast=\"none\">as possible \/<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:120,&quot;335559737&quot;:120,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><td data-celllook=\"4369\"><p>\u00a0<br \/><span data-contrast=\"none\">r<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:120,&quot;335559737&quot;:120,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><td data-celllook=\"4369\"><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">[\u2026]<\/span>\u00a0<br \/><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u202f \u202f \u202f \u202f \u202f \u202f \u202f \u202f \u202f \u202f \u202f \u202f \u202fThe King\/<\/span>\u00a0<br \/><span data-contrast=\"none\">Don Diego Col\u00f3n, our Admiral and Governor of the \/<\/span>\u00a0<br \/><span data-contrast=\"none\">Indies, I saw a letter that you sent me with Don \/<\/span>\u00a0<br \/><span data-contrast=\"none\">Fernando, your brother, and I heard everything that on your behalf \/<\/span>\u00a0<br \/><span data-contrast=\"none\">he mentioned to me, and in this one I do not respond to any \/<\/span>\u00a0<br \/><span data-contrast=\"none\">of it, except to the good news you wrote to me \/<\/span>\u00a0<br \/><span data-contrast=\"none\">about our mines, of which I was pleased. And since our \/<\/span>\u00a0<br \/><span data-contrast=\"none\">Lord gives it so that I may better serve him \/<\/span>\u00a0<br \/><span data-contrast=\"none\">it is very reasonable that much diligence is applied \/<\/span>\u00a0<br \/><span data-contrast=\"none\">in extracting as much gold as may be extracted, so that \/<\/span>\u00a0<br \/><span data-contrast=\"none\">on our part we do not have to report to God, \/<\/span>\u00a0<br \/><span data-contrast=\"none\">about what may be lost, since doing it this way I hope \/<\/span>\u00a0<br \/><span data-contrast=\"none\">in the name of our Lord that, since I do not want it for anything \/<\/span>\u00a0<br \/><span data-contrast=\"none\">else but to serve him with it, especially \/<\/span>\u00a0<br \/><span data-contrast=\"none\">in this war of Africa, that he will give every day \/<\/span>\u00a0<br \/><span data-contrast=\"none\">much more.\u202f Therefore I charge you highly \/<\/span>\u00a0<br \/><span data-contrast=\"none\">to order the treasurer Miguel de \/<\/span>\u00a0<br \/><span data-contrast=\"none\">Pasamonte, to whom I am writing about this, so that \/<\/span>\u00a0<br \/><span data-contrast=\"none\">as much people as needed and as \/<\/span>\u00a0<br \/><span data-contrast=\"none\">may stand steady,\u202f are placed in our mines, and if the said \/<\/span>\u00a0<br \/><span data-contrast=\"none\">Miguel de Pasamonte thinks that it is good \/<\/span>\u00a0<br \/><span data-contrast=\"none\">to send to the said mine all the slaves \/<\/span>\u00a0<br \/><span data-contrast=\"none\">that we have over there, because it is said that the Indians \/<\/span>\u00a0<br \/><span data-contrast=\"none\">find it very hard to break the rocks \/<\/span>\u00a0<br \/><span data-contrast=\"none\">where that gold is found, you must order how \/<\/span>\u00a0<br \/><span data-contrast=\"none\">they go quickly. I am also sending with this \/<\/span>\u00a0<br \/><span data-contrast=\"none\">courier to mandate the officials of the Casa de \/<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:120,&quot;335559737&quot;:120,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr aria-rowindex=\"2\"><td data-celllook=\"4369\"><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">[fo. 98v.]<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:120,&quot;335559737&quot;:120,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><td data-celllook=\"4369\"><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">r<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:120,&quot;335559737&quot;:120,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><td data-celllook=\"4369\"><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Sevilla that immediately at the time they must give much \/<\/span>\u00a0<br \/><span data-contrast=\"none\">priority to searching for the fifty slaves \/<\/span>\u00a0<br \/><span data-contrast=\"none\">that I have ordered them to send for our mines \/<\/span>\u00a0<br \/><span data-contrast=\"none\">and to send them in the fastest fashion possible. \/<\/span>\u00a0<br \/><span data-contrast=\"none\">And since you may see how important this is to my service, \/<\/span>\u00a0<br \/><span data-contrast=\"none\">it seems to me unnecessary to tell you how much you will serve me \/<\/span>\u00a0<br \/><span data-contrast=\"none\">in helping and supporting with great care \/<\/span>\u00a0<br \/><span data-contrast=\"none\">and diligence everything pertaining to this business.<\/span>\u00a0<br \/><span data-contrast=\"none\">Made in Valladolid on the twenty second day of January of \/<\/span>\u00a0<br \/><span data-contrast=\"none\">five hundred and ten years. I the King. By mandate of his highness,<\/span>\u00a0<br \/><span data-contrast=\"none\">Lope Conchillos \/<\/span>\u00a0<br \/><span data-contrast=\"none\">[\u2026]<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:120,&quot;335559737&quot;:120,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-553465114\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-553465114\" data-tab-index=\"4\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 4;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-b4caff1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b4caff1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-550390f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"550390f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Date:<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">1510, January 22.\u00a0 Valladolid, Spain.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Theme:<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">The king of Spain ordered colonial governor of La Espa\u00f1ola Diego Col\u00f3n to try to expand to the maximum the number of workers assigned to dig gold, including all the \u201cslaves\u201d that the king had in the island. He also promised to reiterate immediately a prior order to have 50 \u201cslaves\u201d sent to the island for the same purpose<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;335559991&quot;:720}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Source:<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">PARES, Portal de Archivos Espa\u00f1oles, Archivo General de Indias,INDIFERENTE,418,L.2,F.98R.-98V.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;335559991&quot;:720}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">According to this letter from the King, at some point in 1509, Fernando Col\u00f3n, brother to La Espa\u00f1ola\u2019s governor Diego Col\u00f3n, must have arrived in Spain and informed the monarch about the \u201cgood news\u201d of the gold found in the island.\u00a0 The king interpreted it as a divine sign and as an indication that \u201cmuch diligence\u201d should be put into \u201cextracting the most gold that could be extracted.\u201d\u00a0 The monarch considered it especially suitable for investing in the \u201cwar of Africa\u201d that he was involved in at the time.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As a result, the king ordered the governor that \u201call the people that may be necessary and can stand steady must be put into our mines,\u201d including \u201call the slaves that we have over there,\u201d justifying this concentration on the fact that \u201cit is said that the Indians find it very hard to break the rocks where that gold is found.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The monarch also mentioned that along with the same message responding to Diego Col\u00f3n he would send another one to the Casa de la Contrataci\u00f3n of Seville reiterating to them an order that, according to him, he had previously sent, directing them to send \u201cfifty slaves that I have ordered them to send for our mines, and that they send them as fast as possible.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This message from the king additionally confirms the fact that the first enslaved blacks sent to La Espa\u00f1ola (and therefore to the Americas) may have been sent by the Crown itself to work in the mining of gold for the Crown, under the justification, among other things, of the comparative inefficiency, reportedly noted earlier by some on the island, of the Indian labor force in performing these tasks.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[3111],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manuscript Transcription Translation Commentary Date:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1510, January 22.\u00a0 Valladolid, SpainTheme:\u00a0 The king of Spain ordered colonial governor of La Espa\u00f1ola Diego Col\u00f3n to try to expand to the maximum\u00a0the number of workers assigned to dig gold, including all the \u201cslaves\u201d that the king had in the island. 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