1681. Carta de don Pedro Ronquillo para Diego de Santiyán.

Letter from Pedro Ronquillo to Diego de Santiyán.

The author asks Diego de Santiyán to prepare the accounts of his last Ministry in the face of his foreseeable departure from England. He gives him precise instructions for him not to make any mistake in its preparation. Likewise, he asks him to settle his deceased daughter´s debts.

Pedro Ronquillo Briceño passed away in London on August the 7th 1691 while he was the Ambassador Extraordinary for the Catholic King. A few years later, in 1704, Francisco Ronquillo, Pedro´s brother and main heir, took part in a litigation with some creditors following a claim for the payment of certain debts. The testamentary was Diego de Santiyán, who was asked to present the accounts he had managed for the deceased Ambassador. Indeed, Santiyán was given access to those accounts by power of attorney. Therefore, the aforementioned accounts were attached to the proceeding documentation, as well as letters and payment orders to several servants and private individuals.