Source: The King?s Coffer (ID83)
Author: Bushnell, Amy (ID32)
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1604-01-01 - 1604-12-31
Spain repeated the mandate that SA soldiers not pay import tax
Auditor Redondo Villegas had gone too far. In 1604 the crown repeated the presidio’s 1593 exemption with clarifications for his benefit: “Because they are needy and prices are high and their salaries are small I order that they not pay taxes of almorifazgo in those provinces even when it is a contract with some private person, and this goes for what may be loaded in Seville also, or in another part of these kingdoms, on the situado account.” [Note 62: Cedula to the royal officials 9/18/1604] AN88 In other words, goods charged against the situado were not to have export duties levied on them at the point of origin, or import duties in Florida. The royal exchequer was not so distinct from the presidio that one should tax the other.
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show this happen at a laymen?s level. Tomas orders something from Havana, earns the money for it, an
Date Created: 2024-04-22 19:36:28
Source: Amy Notes (ID 702)
Author: Howard, Amy (ID 633)
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show this happen at a laymen?s level. Tomas orders something from Havana, earns the money for it, and goes to pay for it when it arrives. But then the customs official demands the additional tax(es), and Tomas has to give up the purchase because he doesn?t have the extra money. At some point, someone finds this cedula and flaunts it, even if it might not have been valid anymore. Maybe he tries to circumvent it by recruiting Mend or Ignacio to make the purchase with their tax exemption, like minors getting people to buy alcohol for them today.