The Next Day: An Injunction Ruled by Hernán Cortés on the Booty of Tenochtitlan

The present document could be the first legal act made by Hernán Cortés after Tenochtitlan was seized. Through this document —an injunction— the royal and army officers were required to collect the booty, and to prevent the conquerors, Indian and Spaniard, to continue looting and plundering the Mexi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Rivero Hernández, Iván, Pastor Téllez, Daniela
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Estudios de Historia Novohispana
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/77795
Acceso en línea:https://novohispana.historicas.unam.mx/index.php/ehn/article/view/77795
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:botín
quinto real
Hernán Cortés
conquista
México-Tenochtitlan
saqueo
booty
royal fifth
conquest
Mexico-Tenochtitlan
looting
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Sumario:The present document could be the first legal act made by Hernán Cortés after Tenochtitlan was seized. Through this document —an injunction— the royal and army officers were required to collect the booty, and to prevent the conquerors, Indian and Spaniard, to continue looting and plundering the Mexica city. Due to its significance as a historical source, it is our purpose to make it public to scholars and anybody interested alike. Preceding the document, there is a section devoted to introduce the subjects it contains, and another one showing how it ended up where it is at present: the Helmerich Center for American Research, in Tulsa, Oklahoma.