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Mer y Villar, Juan de; Patricio Martinez de Bustos, Public edict for Lent, 1793 November 25

 File — Box: 18, Folder: 297
Identifier: INQ-392

Scope and Contents

Publication of a 1792 notice authorizing consumption of meat during Lent, in accordance with a papal indult of 1791. Alms are to be collected for the poor in exchange for this privilege; the rate of payment is divided into four classes. Most Indians, Blacks, Meztizos, day laborers and mendicant friars, etc., are allowed to give prayers in lieu of monetary payment. Contains wax seal and notarial marks.

Dates

  • Creation: 1793 November 25

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Language of Materials

Spanish; Castilian

Physical Description

1 folio; 66 x 42 cm

Genre / Form

Geographic

Repository Details

Part of the University of Notre Dame Rare Books & Special Collections Repository

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