Manuscript Document Unsigned Testamento de Alonso Ramírez Carrillo Chantre indecipherable Iglessia del Papayan
Best.-Nr. 10578Peñafiel Spain: 1621. Wrappers. Very Good binding. Folio. 2 14 1 blank ff. In Spanish on paper. Stitched. Old folds; some staining and ink smudging else very good. Detailed here is the last will and testament of the choir master of Popayán Colombia. Ramírez was an absentee office holder for he lived in Peñafiel Spain indulged in this failure to take up his duties in the New World by the bishop of Popayán—who happened to be his uncle. The choir master's wealth was considerable and while not itemized as in an estate inventory it is more than hinted at via the bequests here of real estate with provenance of silver and gold chalices and crosses and of cash in the form of coin. The bequests also give an interesting picture of the size of his family and the ranking of nieces nephews etc. Certified contemporary copy of the original. unknown
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