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Auction 50 · Lot 330
(MEXICO).
- Estimate
- $1,000–$1,500
- Hammer price
- $1,900
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Place
Mexico City
Publication
Saturday, 19 December, 1598
Description
Inquisitional Manuscript in Spanish signed by Alonso de Peralta, the Inquisitor, ordering the arrest of Lorenzo Machado, a Portuguese, and sequestration of his property, and that he be locked in the secret cells of the Inquisition ("las carceles secretas")
summary
In 1594, Fray Alonso de Peralta took over the Inquisitorial functions in Mexico and prodded the Tribunal into even greater activity. In 1596, 66 penitents figured at a single Auto de Fe, however not long afterwards, proceedings were brought against Peralta for misconduct in office. See C. Roth, The Spanish Inquisition, pp. 212-13.
The Inquisition in Mexico was especially phobic toward the Portuguese, as it was rumored that along with the connivance of Marranos, the the Portuguese were acting as fifth columnists intent on seizing Mexico from the Spanish. See EJ, Vol. XI, col. 1454.
Provenance: W.W. Blake, San Francisco, Catalogue of Mexicana, November 1899, No. 266
p. (1). Sepia ink on paper. 11 lines + signatures. Acid in ink has corroded portion of signature of de Manoza. Single horizontal fold across center. 7 x 12 1/2 inches
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