Item Summary

Deed of sale transferring land amongst the Tuz family of Valladolid in Yucatàn, specifically the "parajes" called Nohtunich and Calakya. The text, excepting the names, is entirely in Spanish.

Descriptive Information

Title
Deed of sale for land : Valladolid, Yucatàn, [1824 Oct. 19].
Identifier
http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/9c67wr64k
Language
Spanish
Date Created
[1824 Oct. 19].
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
"Estado de Yvcatan ... Dos Reales, Sello Tercero, Bienio de Mil Ochocientos Veinte y Cuatro, y Mil Ochocientos Veinte y Cinco, Segundo y Tercero de la Republica Federativa"--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
Tuz family
Mayas—land tenure—Mexico—19th century
Valladolid (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/744703d6-fb79-4d16-bd56-e673974e21b9/manifest