Dispute petition by the sheriff of Zacualpan de Amilpas, Morelos regarding a dispute over water and religious practice using water, 4 April 169(?)

Item — Box: 36

Identifier: 40.10233

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Description

Petition from the alcalde mayor (sheriff). Regarding a conflict over water and religious rights between Captain don Juan ded Padilla from Mexicoo City, was an overseer of a hacienda that produced sugar, doña Barbara del Solar who leased land from him, and Captain don Gaspar Thomas de Riva,who lived on the hacienda. Calls for a notary and a court representative from Mexico City to remedy the situation. Two page document - incomplete from original file. Edges of the pages torn. Has the Seal of Carlos II - King from 6 November 1661 – 1 November 1700. Occurred in Zacualpan de Amilpas, Morelos.

Title/description created by Amanda Summers, Ph.D., Post-Doctoral Fellow, Helmerich Center for American Research, 2024-2025.

Dates

4 April 169(?)

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

Materials in Spanish, Nahautl, and English.

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