Sale 2473 - Printed & Manuscript Americana, April 12, 2018

314 314 c   (PERU.) Description of a large shipment of silver to Lima. 6 manuscript pages, signed by Francisco Martín Harriero and scribe Diego de Aguillar. 12 1 / 2 x 8 1 / 2 inches, on 3 sheets numbered 497-499; minimal wear. Arequipa, 2 December 1575 [1,000/1,500] On the second and third pages are a report on the arrival of silver in Arequipa, destined for Lima: “un fardo grande cosido” covered with leather “con marco” of “dozientos y seis marcos de plata.” An example of the marks used on the silver bars is given in the margin. The quantity is given as 206 marks, at 5 pesos to the mark. The route taken to Arequipa is described, as well as the danger presented by Indians en route. On the fourth through sixth pages is another report of the same date on 41 silver bars, individually weighed and recorded for shipment to Lima, and touching on the route to be taken. On the first page is an unrelated notarial document from 1575. 315 c   (PERU.) Lawsuit by Incan royals to maintain control of their traditional lands near Colcabamba. 16 manuscript leaves, 12 1 / 4 x 8 1 / 2 inches, numbered 2-17, stitched with remnants of other leaves; apparently lacking the first leaf and an indeterminate number of leaves at the end, minor dampstaining and wear, a few modern repairs. Np, 1583 [1,500/2,500] A lawsuit initiated by a trio of Incan lords, two from the royal Yupanqui family: Juan Coniga Yupanqui, Miguel Atao Yupanqui, and Martín Quiga Ococço. They were suing the cabildo of Cuzco for uprooting the maize and other crops they were growing on land near Colcabamba (here spelled Qullqapampa). The great Inca chronicler Garcilaso de la Vega, who left Peru for Spain in 1561, is named on leaf 7 verso as one of the offending parties who had encroached on the land. Testimony dating back to 1561 is included; this partial scribal copy by Juan Gutiérrez de Molina was compiled in 1583. It offers interesting evidence of the Incan royal family’s deft legal maneuvers to retain control of their traditional lands under Spanish rule.