Source: The King?s Coffer (ID83)
Author: Bushnell, Amy (ID32)
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1585-01-01 - 1585-12-31
SA's treasurer explained why he had to violate the ban on related officials
A Spanish monarch had elevated ideals for his treasury officials. By law no proprietor might be related by blood or marriage to any other important official in his district. In Florida this was impracticable. The creole families intricately intermarried and quickly absorbed eligible bachelors. Juan de Cevadilla described his predicament:
“[When] Your Majesty made me the grant of being treasurer here eight years ago I decided to establish myself in this corner of the world, and not finding many suitable to my quality I married dona Petronila de Estrada Manrique, only daughter of Captain Rodrigo de Junco, factor of these provinces. If Your Majesty finds it inconvenient for father-in-law and son-in-law to be royal officials I shall gladly [accept a] transfer. But the limitations of the land are such that not only are the royal officials related by blood and marriage, but the governors as well.” [Note 18: Juan de Cevadilla 10/25/1585] AN53
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have Mont get whopped with another ?not in St. Augustine? every time he turns around. He assumes thi
Date Created: 2024-04-22 19:36:28
Source: Amy Notes (ID 702)
Author: Howard, Amy (ID 633)
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have Mont get whopped with another ?not in St. Augustine? every time he turns around. He assumes things are as they are in the rest of the empire, and gets corrected by a local.