Box 5

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Summary: Transcription of court testimony provided in the Zumárraga vs. Delgadillo case. Folder does not contain the questions asked of the witnesses, just their answers. Witnesses were those called by Zumárraga and each are asked 55 questions. Central concern of suit refers to the treatment by Indians by the encomenderos of New Spain.

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Summary: Continuation of transcription from folder 1.

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Summary: Continuation of transcription in folder 2

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Summary: English translation of excerpts from the ramo indicated in folders 1, 2, and 3 indicated in the citation. Folder also contains an itemized list of persons giving testimony in the original documents.

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Summary: Original copies of the Spanish manuscript transcribed and translated above.

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Summary: Original copies of the Spanish manuscript transcribed and translated above.

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Summary: English extract and translation in above titled law suit. Most of the testimony is letters penned by Nuño de Guzmán during the calendar year of 1529.

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Summary: Abridged testimony of witnesses asserting rumors of Bishop Zumárraga's growing animosity and public criticism of certain attorneys of the royal audience. English translation included in the folder.

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Summary: Public statement made by Zumárraga regarding the removal of Crístobal de Angulo and García de Llerena from the monastery of San Francisco from egajo 3171. Legajo 3177 documents are the response published by royal judges Ortíz de Matienzo and Diego Delgadillo to the arrest of Angulo and Llerena. Two copies of each legajo contained in the folder. Copy of a transcription made by France Scholes.

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Summary: English translation of contents from folder 10

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Summary: Letter briefly describing occurrences in New Spain during the course of 1530. Alludes to the incident between Zumárraga and the royal authority regarding forceful removal of persons from the monastery of San Francisco. English and Spanish copies contained.

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Summary: Testimony regarding treatment of Indians primarily from priests in central Mexican Valley region. Most of the information relates to physical harm imposed upon Indians. Folder contains copies of documents in English and Spanish.

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Summary: Documents relating to investigations of royal officials in New Spain and their comportment from 1529 – 1531. Documents show antagonism between royal judges and Fray Zumárraga. Folder contains English translations to original typescript.

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Summary: Excerpts in English of instructions sent to Fray Zumárraga taken from the France V. Scholes transcript of this legajo. Most of the contents are abstracts of originals. Among the topics are friars for the missions and women coming to the colony and treatment and conditions of the natives.

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Summary: Continuation of documents contained in folder 16. In English.

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Summary: English translation and summary of contents drawn from documents from the France V. Scholes collection. These documents serve as a guide to this particular portion of the Scholes collection. All notes contain pages and descriptions of documents.

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Summary: Contents of folder include English translations of originals. Documents refer to friction between church and state regarding use and treatment of indigenous labor and land distribution.

Scope and Contents Summary: Contents include Spanish typescript and English translation of legajo 1203 cited above. Also included is an English translation of doc. 1201without Spanish version. Both documents refer to tensions between royal officials and clergymen. Legajo 1203 is a letter from Fray Juan de Paredes, from Panuco, to the Franciscan caretaker, who had severely punished and tortured both Paredes and the Indians of his mission for complaining against the caretaker. Legajo 1201 tells of the torture...

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Summary: Petition presented to the court by the friar Antonio de Avendaño regarding allegations against Nuño de Guzmán and his theft of certain letters from the petitioner. See folder 20.

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Summary: Testimony accumulated by Alonso Lucas, notary to the crown, against the Franciscan friars of Guaxocingo. Testimony highlights the antagonism between clergy and crown officials about treatment of Indians in New Spain. Folder contains English translation of original documents.

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Summary: Testimony from 13 witnesses regarding commotion created by Bishop Zumárraga at the gates of the local prison of México City. Witnesses verify that Zumárraga was protesting the imprisonment of unnamed persons and was virulently critical of royal judge Delgadillo. Copies in both English and Spanish.

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Summary: Documents speak to supposed plot by Franciscan friars to have the royal audiencia removed and in their place have the Franciscans govern New Spain. Folder contains copies of documents in both English and Spanish contained in folder.

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Summary: Document informs Diego Hernández de Proaño that he will conduct an interrogatory regarding the actions of the Franciscans from Cholula discussed in the prior folder. Folder contains Spanish typescript and English translation.

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Summary: Expedient detailing topography and economy of region cited in the title for future taxation purposes. English extracts of originals included.

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Summary: Letter from priests requesting days of rest from choir practice due to exhaustion from labor provided in building of church.