Item Summary

Deed of sale transferring land in Calotmul, Yucatan to Raymundo Braga of Pocboch via Juan Ramos Poot et al, vendor to Braga. The land involved is named Siscabtunich.

Descriptive Information

Title
Deed of sale for land : Calotmul, Yucatan, [1827 Apr. 30].
Identifier
http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/1v53k1815
Language
Spanish
Date Created
[1827 Apr. 30].
Format
Manuscript
Extent
1 leaf : paper ; 31 x 22 cm.
Provenance
Previously owned by William Gates; sold to Robert Garrett (purchased from William Gates in 1930); deposited by Garrett at the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton in 1942; removed from the Institute in 1949, at Garrett's request, and donated to the Princeton University Library.
Source Acquisition
Gift; Robert Garrett; 1949.
Rights Statement
No Known Copyright
Notes
"Tesoreria de Merida ... Dos Reales, Sello Tercero Bienio de Mil Ochocientos Veinte y Seis, y Mil Ochocientos Veinte y Siete, Cuarto y Quinto de la Republica Federada"--Stamps on p. [2].
"Documentos en Lenga Maya, 1712-1876" and "15-28"--Written in pen on cover.
"Maya Documentos - Ms."--Written in pen on tape spine.
Binding Note
In cloth box; housed with cardboard covers, removed.

Discovery Information

Subject
Braga, Raymundo
Mayas—land tenure—Mexico—19th century
Calotmul (Yucatán, Mexico)—History—19th century—Sources
Indigenous Studies

Physical Characteristics

File Count
2

Institutional Information

Collection
Mesoamerican Manuscripts
IIIF Manifest URL

https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/2192c78e-6de2-4dbf-a237-92f4c3a81782/manifest