We are going by order of shelfmark, so here is LJS 21 - another carta executoria! What is a carta ex
We are going by order of shelfmark, so here is LJS 21 - another carta executoria! What is a carta executoria anyway? Normally at this point I would like you to Wikipedia, but carta executoria isn’t in there. I’m no specialist, but it seems that these are documents that Spanish kings issue to bestow noble status on people. Now you know! (The images under the gifs are folios 1v-2v)LJS 21, Executoria de hidalguia a pedimientoSummary: Carta executoria issued under the name of Philip III of Spain in favor of Juan de Mena Gutierrez of the town of Los Santos in the Spanish province of León, in response to his pleito de hidalguia (litigation to establish noble status), written in Granada and dated 14 Apr. 1606. Later additions at beginning and end of manuscript (f. i recto-1r, 50r-51r).On OPenn: http://openn.library.upenn.edu/Data/0001/html/ljs21.html -- source link
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