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Justicia, 1515-1580

 Series

Scope and Contents

Judicial Proceedings. Justicia was also under the auspices of the Council of the Indies and covers jucidial proceedings. Los con A - Autos apelados ante el Consejo. Appeals to the Council; Los con B - Autos vistos ante el Consejo. Cases presented to the Council; Themes: Española, Diego Colon, Rodrigo de Alburquerque, case about injustices of repartimientos, Bartolome de Las Casas, Francisco Palomino, cases over mistreatment of Indians

New Spain: Disputes over rights to encomiendas, repartimientos, compensation, diezmos; Cases of women, inheritance of encomiendas; Cases over permits to bring in or hold slaves ; Residencias of Hernan Cortes, Francisco Montejo, Francisco Vazquez de Coronado, etc.; Cortes vs. Juan de Burgos, Cortes in death of Luis Ponce de Leon; Rodrigo de Paz, wrongful death, and family lawsuit; Pedro de Alvarado, for playing cards; Church, lawsuits over scandalous preaching by missionaries, secularization of missions ; Indians, caciques, disputes over paying tribute to Spanish, tribute to Montezuma heirs; Yucatan, claim to funds from crown to run hospital; Oaxaca, cases against missionaries for mistreating Indians; Nueva Galicia, cases of mistreatment of Indians by Coronado; Garcia Lopez de Cardenas, case over abuses in Coronado expedition to New Mexico; Nuño de Guzman and caciques of Michoacan, Cazonzi, mistreatment of Indians; Guatemala, case of Licenciado Alonso Loez Cerrato, mistreatment of Indians; Cerrato case includes large set instructions for good treatment of Indians; Luis Vasquez de Ayllon, and family claims .

Dates

  • 1515-1580

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English Spanish French Mayan

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 23 boxes (20.5 cu. ft.) 217 volumes, 107 microfilm reels, 2 boxes DVDs

General

Detailed Finding Aid Reels noted in this detailed finding aid have been transferred to DVDs using same item numbers as reels.

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository

Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451