Muy illustre señor. En el pleyto que V. M. tiene visto entre doña Ioanna de Silua viuda muger que fue de don Ioan de Saauedra difuncto como su heredera vniuersal, vezina de la ciudad de los Reynos en el Pyru
Contributors: Philip II, King of Spain, 1527-1598; Consejo de Indias (Spain); Spain. Sovereign (1556-1598 : Philip II)
Publisher: s.n.
Published: 1583
Place of publication: Madrid?
Language: spa
Subjects: Officials and employees; Notaries; Trials, litigation
Other titles: Muy illustre señor. En el pleyto que V. M. tiene visto entre doña Joanna de Silva viuda muger que fue de don Joan de Saavedra difuncto como su heredera universal, vezina de la ciudad de los Reynos en el Peru.
Notes: Title from caption and first part of text.

Possible date of publication from other documents in this case, namely Medina 422, 424, 425, and 431.

Concerning the case of Joanna de Saavedra de Silva, widow of Juan de Saavedra, chief notary of the viceroy of Peru and brother of the governor of Rio de la Plata, and sister of Alonso Fernández de Córdova. The viceroy Francisco de Toledo insisted that Alvaro Ruiz de Navamuel y de los Rios was the chief notary and in 1579 the Council of the Indies judged otherwise claiming that Saavedra was indeed the legal owner of that title. However the viceroy still insisted that Navamuel be his chief notary. Here Saavedra's widow presses for her legal and economic rights with King Philip II and the Council of Indies in Spain.

For an indepth article about this court case, please see "El secretario mayor de gobernación del virreinato del Perú" by Guillermo Lohmann Villena in Revista de Indias v. 65, no. 234 (May-Aug. 2005) p. 471-490.

Text primarily in Spanish with some passages in Latin.

Signatures: A-C² D² (-D2)

Woodcut initial.

Cf. Medina, J.T. Bib. hispano-americana, 422.

Cf. Medina, J.T. Bib. hispano-americana, 424.

Cf. Medina, J.T. Bib. hispano-americana, 425.

Cf. Medina, J.T. Bib. hispano-americana, 431.

Cf. Alden, J.E. European Americana, 583/64.

John Carter Brown Library copy sewn into later paper wrappers.

John Carter Brown Library copy acquired with the assistance of the Harper Fund.