Sale agreement and convent transfer of power in colonial New Spain
date: label: Date
content: February 1724
name: label: Subject of
content: Capt. Don Juan Sanches Frenero Trujillo
label: Subject of
content: Doña Mariana Fernandes de Mansilla, died 1738
label: Subject of
content: Templo y Convento Santo Domingo de Guzmán, Mexican, founded 1526
label: Subject of
content: Friar Juan Rodrigues
label: Subject of
content: Friar Juan Baptista
label: Subject of
content: Friar Alonso Gilo
label: Subject of
content: Friar Pedro Salmoran
label: Subject of
content: Friar Bartolomé Amphoso del Manzano
label: Subject of
content: Friar Thomas de Morales
label: Subject of
content: Friar Joseph de Bustamante
label: Subject of
content: Friar Francisco Romero
label: Subject of
content: Friar Manuel de Santo Thomas
label: Subject of
content: Friar Alonso Sanches
label: Subject of
content: Friar Antonio Cordero
label: Subject of
content: Friar Matheo de los Reyes
label: Subject of
content: Friar Juan del Hollo
label: Subject of
content: Friar Nicolas Sanches
label: Subject of
content: Friar Manuel de Esqueda
label: Subject of
content: Friar Francisco de León
label: Signed by
content: Lucas de Ruvilla
label: Signed by
content: Capt. Don Juan Sanches Frenero Trujillo
label: Signed by
content: Friar Thomas de Morales
notes: label: Description
content: A four page, loose leaf Spanish language manuscript handwritten in ink describing the sale of one enslaved woman and a transfer of authority at the Convent of Santo Domingo in colonial New Spain (today Mexico). The manuscript contains two documents split on the second page. The first and third page are numbered in the upper right corner. The first page is stamped with two seals in the upper left corner and three lines of printed text as the heading. The fourth page is blank and there is minor wear around the pages. Both documents are dated February 1724 and signed by the public notary, Lucas de Ruvilla.
label: Description
content: The first document describes the bill of sale of María de la Cruz of 29 years of age. The enslaved woman was sold to Doña Mariana Fernandes de Masilla by Captain Juan Frenero Trujillo for 320 common gold pesos (currency). At the top center on the first page are five names handwritten: [Jesus Joachín María y Anna y Joseph]. On the left margin of the first page are three handwritten notes. From top to bottom they are: [Venta mínuta a esta / ciudad en 1 de febrero / de 1724], [pezein esta minuta / collazos], and [fch dia de su fha / en el pliega del sello / segundo de que doy / fee = / Ruvilla].
label: Description
content: The second document describes a meeting of the council of the Convent of Santo Domingo in the province of San Miguel to approve an act to transfer authority from the deceased Friar Manuel de Esquedas to Friar Francisco de Leon. On the second page along the left margin are two hand written notes. Starting at the mid page, they are: [poder en 5 de febrero / de 1724 años] and [fho dia de su fecha / en el pliego del sello / quatro de que doy y fee / Ruvilla].
place: label: Place made
content: Puebla, Mexico, Latin America, North and Central America
label: Place captured
content: Mexico City, Mexico, Latin America, North and Central America
label: Place captured
content: Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico, Latin America, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Catholicism
label: Topic
content: Colonialism
label: Topic
content: Law
label: Topic
content: Religion
label: Topic
content: Slavery
label: Topic
content: Spanish colonialism
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
label: Classification
content: Documents and Manuscripts
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2020.26.14.3ab
objectType: label: Type
content: documents
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on wove paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (a): 12 5/16 × 8 7/16 in. (31.2 × 21.5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (b): 12 5/16 × 8 7/16 in. (31.3 × 21.4 cm)