Source: The King?s Coffer (ID83)
Author: Bushnell, Amy (ID32)
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1621-01-01 - 1621-12-31
SA ignored the law of sales tax
The alcabala (sales tax) so violently resisted elsewhere in the Indies was never collected in St. Augustine. The town was primarily a missions center and presidio, and friars, Indians, and soldiers all had alcabala exemptions of long standing. The crown tried to withdraw the privilege of the military in 1621, but there is no sign that anyone in Florida paid any attention. [Note75: Recop 3/21/1621]
(Bushnell KC)
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