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Don Juan de Acuna Marques de Casafuerte Cavallero del Orden de Santiago. Por Quanto la Detestable Malicia de Muchos Indignos y Defalmados Hombres Haziendo con Descarado Abuso Publico Alarde de Sus Delictos sin Temor ni Respecto a las Leyes. caption title and first line of text
1724ref. 6524Mexico City: December 23 1724. About very good. 4pp. on two separated leaves. Disbound. Lower edge trimmed close. Contemporary ink tax stamps. Light tanning and dust soiling. A printed proclamation dated December 23 1724 condemning the trade and the use of certain alcoholic spirits in colonial Mexico. The text of the decree begins: "Por quanto la detestable malicia de muchos indignos y desalmados hombres haziendo con declarado abuso publico alarde de sus delictos sin temor no respecto a las Leyes Cedulas Reales Ordenanzas y otros repetidas prohibiciones han introducido y se han estendido por todo el Reyno muchos abominables generos de bebidas.todas dañosisimas a la salud y contra las buenas costumbres." The "abominables" spirits include aguardiente mezcal and other distilled from agave sugar cane honey and other sources all of which were considered both harmful to the health of the population and contrary to good morals. Pulque is particularly single out in this document and all those selling possessing or drinking it were to be given two hundred lashes and six years of galley service. We locate three copies of this decree in OCLC at Texas A&M UCSD and the Newberry. December 23 unknown
McBride Rare Books · Estados Unidos1750,00 US$≈ 1566,42 €
