Item Summary

Consists of a grant of 30 "cuerdos" of land from Maria Paz to Juan Velasco for 30 "tostones de plata."

Descriptive Information

Title
Land sale by Maria Paz to Juan Belasco : Totonicapán, Guatemala, [1785 Aug.].
Identifier
https://library.princeton.edu/mssimages/garrett-gates%20mesoamerican%20thumbnails/garrettgatesmeso213.jpg
Language
Mayan languages
Date Created
[1785 Aug.].
Format
Manuscript
Extent
2 leaves : paper ; 31 x 21 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
Paz, María
Velasco, Juan
Quiché Indians—land tenure—Guatemala—18th century
Land grants—Guatemala—Totonicapán—18th century
Quiché language—Texts
Totonicapán (Guatemala)—History—18th century—Sources
Indigenous Studies

Physical Characteristics

File Count
4

Institutional Information

Collection
Mesoamerican Manuscripts
IIIF Manifest URL

https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/7c063f52-2672-4407-905b-db9fd5790d54/manifest