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Maarten Janssen, 2014-
Author(s) | Juan de Zumárraga |
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Addressee(s) | Jerónimo Francisco de Urquiaga |
In English | Letter from fray Juan de Zumárraga, bishop of Mexico, to Jerónimo Francisco de Urquiaga. The author asks his nephew to cooperate to launch the hostelry in Durango. In 1553 Sancho García de Larrazábal, a resident of Durango who was the nephew of Juan Zumárraga, the bishop of Mexico, sued Ortuño de Avendaño for certain facts regarding the pious memoirs of the bishop. Indeed, Juan de Zumárraga had promised to build a chaplaincy and a hostelry for Franciscan priests in his native village. For doing so, Avendaño had taken funds from the Indies. The plaintiff complained for the way Avendaño had used the funds which, according to him, was against the wishes of the bishop. The defendant presented several letters to prove his adequate way of proceeding. |
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