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Madrid, (Spain)

A list of royal dispatches sent to Bishop (Luis Penalver y Cardenas) of Louisiana. One of December 20, 1799 whereby Royal Vice-Patrons, Archbishops and Bishops of the Indies and Philippines are not to charge in the accounts of the church any items spent for the reception of prelates. Another of February 28, 1800 whereby the prelates, secular and regular of America shall comply with the royal decree and enclosed orders. Another of February 18 of the same year whereby the levy is to be collected for the subsidy of 3 million reales allowed by His Majesty on July 17 last, according to the rules of the cedula of December 9, 1799.

V-2-i D. (Spanish) 1p. 4to.
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1800 Mar. 25

Porcel, Antonio
Madrid, (Spain)

to Bishop (Luis Penalver y Cardenas)
(New Orleans), Louisiana

Porcel sends the royal dispatches. (Penalver) is to acknowledge their receipt and fulfillment.

A.D.S. (Spanish)

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1800 Feb. 18

Charles IV, King of Spain
Aranjuez, (Spain)

In his royal order of October 29, 1799, Charles sent to the Council of the Indies, a copy of the Brief of His Holiness given at Grenoble July 7 in which the Holy Father authorized him to collect 20 million reales to meet the expenses of the war in the same terms as the former one of January 7, 1795 which was communicated by the royal order ofc December 9, 1799, and which his Council lost no time in fulfilling. The import of the July 7 brief is the following: (The text of the letter in Latin and Spanish) of Pius VI, signed by Joseph Maroti, Secretary. Leandro Fernandez de Moratin certifies the above translation at Madrid on October 26, 1799 and Matias de Mur y de los Rios states that it was registered. (A statement is given of) the amounts of capital and levy of the Indies and Philippines (including) Louisiana, made up in the royal treasury according to the decree of December 9 is given by Pedro Aparici and (?) The Count of Casa Valencia. The king wishes each one to follow his royal order as becomes them. Aparici adds that it was registered in the Northern Department of the General treasury of the Indies on March 3, 1800.

D. Printed S. (Spanish)

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1800 Feb. 28

Sentmanat, Cardinal Antonino
Aranjuez, (Spain)

to Bishop (Luis Penalver y Cardenas)
(New Orleans), Louisiana

Antonio Cornel sent Sentmanat the following order of the king in a letter dated February 20: The king has ordered put into execution the sentence imposed by the Deputy in Military Affairs del Ferrol on Sergeant Juan Martinez of the American army of six months' suspension for his clandestine marriage to Juana Galvez, as provided in the royal orders of March 19, 1775 and October 31. It is His Majesty's wish that the above decision be circulated to the army and navy of Spain and the Indies. Cornel sends this as an answer to Sentmanat's letter of October 4, 1799. Sentmanat sends it to Penalver for his use in all such cases.

L. Printed (Spanish)

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1800 Feb. 28

(Charles IV), King
Aranjuez, (Spain)
In his royal order of September 16, 1799 the king sent to the Council of the Indies, copies of his decrees of September 5 and 6 with the following content: On August 9 Pius VI died and in these turbulent times in Europe the election of a successor may not be prompt, therefore until he notifies them of the election of a new Pope, the Archbishops and Bishops will use their faculties to the full, conformable to the discipline of the Church, for marriage dispensations, etc., and the Tribunal of the Inquisition and the Rota will continue their functions. Joseph Antonio Caballero's letter of September 5, 1799, from San Ildefonso, to the Bishops cited the king's decree which ruled that the announcement of the pope's death was to be announced only in the terms of the Gazette and in order not to disturb the king's subjects he exhorts all to act as His Majesty would desire. Caballero's letter of September 6, 1799, urges religious institutes to do nothing to disturb the consciences of the king's subjects. The king urges all Archbishops and Bishops and Superiors of Orders to carry out his decrees.

D. Printed S. (Spanish)

V-2-i A.D.S., D. Printed S., L. Printed (Spanish) 19pp. 4to.