Miro, Estevan, gov. of Louisiana
New Orleans,(Louisiana)

to Father Antonio de Sedella, (auxiliary vicar)
New Orleans

Sends a copy of royal decree of March 8, 1787.

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1787 Mar. 8

Taranco, Antonio Ventura de the Prado, (Madrid, Spain)

In connection with the case in which Manuela Larreatequi petitioned to be allowed to marry Domingo Herboso, count of Camara several doubts concerning the marriage of noble families were presented to the pro-vicar-general of the vacant archiepiscopal see of Charcas, (Bolivia). Ecclesiastical judges cannot consent to the marriages in question without the consent of the parents of the parties even though the latter wish to subject themselves to the penalties of the decrees. By order of the King, (Charles III).

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1787 Aug. 11

Armesto, Andres Lopez
New Orleans

This copy conforms to the original. There follows another copy of the royal decree of March 8, 1787.

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1787 Aug. 11

Miro, Estevan, gov. of Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana

to Father Antonio de Sedella, (auxiliary vicar)
(New Orleans)

Sends copy of royal decree of March 15, 1787.

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1787 Mar. 15

Taranco, Antonio Ventura de the Prado
(Madrid, Spain)

Persons guilty of crime who have taken refuge in sacred places are to be removed and placed in a safe prison whence after trial they are either to be punished or remanded to the ecclesiastical jurisdiction or freed. This procedure having succeeded in Europe is to be observed in the (Spanish) West Indies. This regulation is to prevent desecration of churches and further crimes by the accused who have taken refuge, as well as to speed justice. Cases in the Royal Audience of Guatemala, at Mexico (City) and Guadalajara have occasioned this decree. Thirteen articles regulating the transference of accused persons from the ecclesiastical to the secular jurisdiction are given. By order of the King (Charles III).

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1787 Jul. 6

Ayala, Ignacio de, notary.
Havana, (Cuba)
This copy agrees with the original.

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1787 Jul. 23

de las Cuebas, Ambrosio, secretary
Havana

This agrees with the authorized copy of the decree.

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1783 Oct. 31

(______)
Havana

to (Cirilo Sieni of Barcelona, tit. bp. of Tricali and Auxiliary of Santiago de Cuba)
New Orleans

The district attorney of the ecclesiastical court at Havana answers a communication which (Cirilo) ordered to be made concerning legal actions which took place in regard to the sacred protection sought by Juan Antonio Jurado who fatally wounded Antonio Arzapalo. He reviews the history of the case stating that the governor of Louisiana, Bernardo de Galvez claimed the culprit for the secular jurisdiction in accordance with the royal orders of Oct. 7, 1775 and May 15, 1779. He gives the rules of procedure which are to be invariably followed in cases where a culprit seeks protection in a sacred enclosure which rules (Cirilo) must also follow.

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1781 Feb. 16

(Hechavarria y Elguezua, Santiago Joseph de), bishop of Santiago de Cuba
Havana

Explains the royal decrees of Oct. 7, 1775 and May 15, 1779 concerning the causes for immunity.

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1784 Dec. 16

Las Cuebas, Ambrosio de, secretary

The copy (of Document dated Feb. 16, 1781) agrees with the original. There follow two more copies of the royal decree dated March 15, 1786 one of which is certified hy Andres Lopez Armesto, notary on Aug. 11, 1787.

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1787 Aug. 11

Miro, Estevan, Gov. of Louisiana
New Orleans, (Louisiana)
to Father Antonio de Sedella, (auxiliary vicar)
New Orleans

Sends copy of royal decree of March 22, 1787.

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1787 Mar. 22

Taranco, Antonio Ventura de the Prado, (Madrid, Spain)

Rodrigo del Castillo, Marquis of Casa Castillo was sued for divorce by his wife Josefa de Castineda before the ecclesiastical tribunal of Lima, (Peru). The divorce was granted and the Marquis was condemned to return the dowry etc. When the question of dowry etc. came before the Council of the Indies it was decided that the ecclesiastical judges should investigate only the spiritual causes for divorce leaving temporal affairs to the magistrates. By order of the King (Charles III).

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1787 Aug. 11

Armesto, Andres Lopez
New Orleans

This copy conforms to the original. Another copy of the decree of Mar. 22, 1787 follows, sent by (Santiago Joseph Hechevarria y Elguezua) bp. of Santiago de Cuba with the following enclosures:

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1787 Jul. 6

Ayala, Ignacio de, notary
Havana, (Cuba)

This copy conforms to the original.

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1787 Jul. 23

de las Cuebas, Ambrosio, secretary
Havana

This copy agrees with the certified copy of the royal decree.

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