Boxes 2,3,15-16

Scope and Contents From the Series: The majority of the documents are from the 1530s through the 1570s. The ramo originated through administrative records of the Marquies del Valle - Marquesado del Valle de Oaxaca. The name comes from the fact that these documents were stored in the hospital until 1928. The king named Hernán Cortés Marques del Valle de Oaxaca (usually just referred to as the Marques del Valle) in 1529 along with a territorial grant of 23,000 subjects and the title of captain general of New Spain. The 23,000...