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Legal Documents regarding the command of Guadalcanal by Ercole Sfondrati and opposed by Gaspar Alfonso Perez, 1649-1659

 Item — Folder: 2
Identifier: Vault MSS 516 Item 1
Image of Atti avanit la Curia Eccles.a di Madrid tra il Sr. D. Ercole Sfondrati, Conte della Riviera, Caval.o dell'Ordine di Santiago e il Conte della Niebla D. Gaspar Alfonso Perez de Guzman el Bueno ...
Image of Atti avanit la Curia Eccles.a di Madrid tra il Sr. D. Ercole Sfondrati, Conte della Riviera, Caval.o dell'Ordine di Santiago e il Conte della Niebla D. Gaspar Alfonso Perez de Guzman el Bueno ...

Scope and Contents

The cover sheet is folded to contain several assorted legal documents, notary statements, and notarized letters entailing the history of ownership of the house and income of Guadalcanal, Spain.

The cover sheet contains a summary of the intent of the documents. The summary states: "Acts with the Curia Eccles.a Madrid between Sr. D. Ercole Sfondrati, Count of the Riviera, Caval.o Order of Santiago and the Count of Niebla D. Gaspar Alfonso Perez de Guzman el Bueno for the commendation of the villa Guadalcanal granted to D. Conte of the Riviera, and opposed by D. Count of Niebla". The cover letter dates the contents of the documents to range in date from 1649 to 1659.

Dates

  • 1649-1659

Conditions Governing Access

Open for public research.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Sfondrati family papers regarding Guadalcanal must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.

Extent

252 p. ; 33 cm

Language of Materials

Spanish; Castilian

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