History

Isabel Velasques sells Theressa, mulatta slave of 26 years, to Juan de Avendano for 320 pesos in reales. (R. Davis) (1976)

In testamento Bartolome de Cassares repays some debts by payment of slaves. (R. Davis) (1976)

An auction to sell rights to run a carniceria for a year. Juanillo is the auctioneer. Valerio Cortez del rey wins bid. He agrees to pay the following scale- cada canero en Pie, Diez y sies reales; cada cuarato desallado, Quatro reales; cada assadura y cauessa, un real; cada Cuero, Dos reales. Persons- Don de Aguileta, Alcalde mayor of Parral; sargent Valerio Cortez del rey; Juanillo, indio Ladino (with good Castillan language); capt. Pedro Zubia Pacheco, Alcalde mayor of San Bartolome; Domingo de Valdiviesso, of minas del Parral, real de San Diego y Provincia de Santa Barbara. (R. Davis) (1976)

Juachin Fernandez Galindo and Daysauel Gutierrez de Siegura sell flour mill in Valle of San Bartolome to general Juan Fernandez de Carrion for 950 pesos en reales. Information about mill in document. (R. Davis) (1976)

Aguilana Venites, widow of Francisco de Soto, sells Nicolas, Mulatto slave and son of a Criada of her house, to Valerio Cortes del rey for price of 350 pesos de reales. (R. Davis) (1976)

Manuel Machado claims Domingo de Villa led Antonio (Negro), Luis (mulato) and Diego (mulato) on a raid on his hacienda stealing 300 pesos worth of goods. They are all slaves of Valerio. Valerio is excused from responsibility and Luis, Diego and Antonio each get 100 lashes, Domingo is given 100 lashes and sold for 150 pesos as slave to cover court costs of 47 pesos. (R. Davis) (1976)

Nicolas Lopez owes Alonso Sanchez Talavera 46 pesos. (R. Davis) (1976)

Diego Ruano, on authority of Dr. Juan Rodrigues de Salamanca, sells Polonia, Negro slave of 41 years to Luis de Morales for 250 pesos de oro commun. (R. Davis) (1976)

Captain Juan Gutierres Tamayo sells Gracia, a Negro slave of 23 years, to Juan Fernandez de Carrion for 300 pesos de reales. (R. Davis) (1976)

Joseph Bareta sells Antonia, a mulatta slave of 18 years, to Melchor Ruiz for 400 pesos de reales. (R. Davis) (1976)