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Justicia - Research files, 1515-1580

 File — Box: 12-15, 21

Scope and Contents

From the Series: 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

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