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I EXPEDIENTE SOBRE LOS ASUNTOS DE LA FLORIDA FUENTE: Archivo General de Indias, Sevilla, Espaiia-Simancas. Justicie .. Consejo, Distrito de Mexico. Autos entre Partes. Ano de 1660 a 1567. Estante 51; Caj6n 6; Legajo 10/27, No. 2, R. 1. [Antes, Patronato, Legajo 44.] PAPERS CONCERNING AFFAIRS IN FLORIDA SOURCE: General Archives of the Indies, Seville, Spain-Simancaa. Justice. Council, District of Mexico. Actions between Litigants. Years 1560 to 1567. Case 51; Shelf 6; BundIe 10/27, No. 2, Ramo 1. [Formerly, PatroDato, Bundle 440.] • PAPELF.'l DE LUNA [ 1560 nlf TRISTAN DE LUNA, Y ARELLANO: VEZ HO DE LA CIUn ll DE GUAXACA • SRE LO ACADECIDO EN LA FLORIDA (DOCUMENTOS DEL PROCESO ENTRE LUNA Y SUS SEQUACES (ColltmuaciQ,.) J [NOTI7JCAC16N A DON CRIST6BAL] Dot"a1~ap"·don JI' E yo el dfio esno notifique al capitan don Xpooal Ramirez de arexpoualydheQ esta II - II tod I..J: . . I I presto DO obstante ano q para e unes en 0 e w8 se apareJe ansI e como as °testamos 10 q dello Rcsullar podria sen a culpa y a cargo de .V. sefioria. y no a In. nfa y hal prescntc cscribano Ie pedimos nos 10 de por testimiO y 5e ponga con 10 dcm3s qsobre cste caso esta tralado Don po DE ACUNA. DALTASAR DE SOTELO. Dlo TELLEZ. J UAN DE PORRES. JULIAN DE ACUNA. [MANDA QUE TODAVlA SE APRESTEN] [116 b] V E despues de 10 suso dho Vista Ill. peti~ion de los enpitanes manda II todavia se por cl senor gouernador dixo q su Sa hizo al me de eanpo diese Ill. aprcsten pii. ellunes . [ 1 y It esta mandadll COpta y memoria de los bastimentos que ay In qual s e dio y saco dar eomidll pii. t;ient firmada de su sefiorill. Ill. qat manda se ponga en este nego~io con Soldlldos y Serui"s In i'jallos ~ien soldados y ~inquenta seruilYios se les p°bee de Vastiytrstta de los qan mento t>il '-inqla dias Abastadamente y que en 10 demas manda a jl,lgado los vestldos Y ct". los dhos eapitanes se npe~ibnn para cllunes en todo el dill. con Ill. jente que Ies esta aper~ibida so pena de Ill. Vida y de perdimio de bienes y hal captan din tellez demas de In dfia pena Ie condena En perdimito de los yndios q tienc en eneomienda los qles aplica para Ill. camara y fisco de Su mag y pide y rrequiere Al me de canpo q sepa y haberigue Ansi de los ores y capitanes y otros soldados abrigue quienes an jugado sus annas y bestidos para q Conforme al pregon q tiene dado su sa en este r~l se pOlYeda en el caso con- (anne at dno pregon y ha las leyes q sobre esto hnblnn y firmolo el dfio senor gouernador Don TRISTAN DE LUNA y HAB.ELLANO. 1560] THE LUNA PAPERS 7 could see that in $0 doing wc wcre scning God and his Majesty. But we see on the contrary, and it is notorious, that we should go only to perish, bccausc of these and mnny other reasons which we might tell and will tell at the proper time if necessary. Your Lordship's going on this expedition is not proper until that. be consulted and done which llIost befits the service of God and of his Majesty and benefits this camp, or until your Lordship gives reasons nnd causes, as we have said, why it is apparent that we ought to go inland. Unt.il this is discussed and it is decided whnt is most fitting to do, we beg and require of you, and if it be nccessary we protest, that whatcvcr may be the result [of your n.ction] shall be to your Lordship's blame and charge and not to ours. And we Ask the present notary to give us a sworn copy of our statement and that it bc placed with all other [papcrs] which have been drawn up concerning this case. Don P EORO DE A CUNA. B ALTAZAR DE SOTELO. DIEGO TELL£Z. J UAN DE PORRAS. J ULIAN DE A CUNA. [HE STILL ORDERS THEM TO G ET R EADY ] [116 v] Arter the foregoing, when the petition by the captains had been seen by the governor, his Lordship asked the mneslre de campo to give him the list and memoir of the provisions on hand. It wns given to him nnd copied and...

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