Item Summary

Deed of sale transferring a house and garden at Totonicapán from Francisco Santzin to Joseph Abilla.

Descriptive Information

Title
Deed of sale for property by Francisco Santzin to Joseph Abilla : Totonicapán, Guatemala, [1707 Nov. 8].
Identifier
https://library.princeton.edu/mssimages/garrett-gates%20mesoamerican/garrettgatesmeso205-f1r.jpg
Language
Mayan languages
Date Created
[1707 Nov. 8].
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
This is one of 17 legal documents collectively titled "Documentos Sueltos," including nos. 201-218.
Binding Note
Unbound sheets.

Discovery Information

Subject
Santzin, Francisco
Abilla, Joseph
Quiché Indians—land tenure—Guatemala—18th century
Quiché language—Texts
Totonicapán (Guatemala)—History—18th century—Sources
Indigenous Studies

Physical Characteristics

File Count
2

Institutional Information

Collection
Mesoamerican Manuscripts
IIIF Manifest URL

https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/ce860216-bff5-47e7-babc-f3e1312bbedd/manifest