Title Of Nobility given to the Male
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Canary Islanders Of�
and
their Descendants In Perpetuum (forever).
"in
law 6, title 6, book IV, of the summary of the Laws of the
"in
order to honor any persons and their legitimate sons and descendants, who may
undertake to found settlements, when they have concluded and established such
settlements, we hereby make them land-holding nobles, (Hijos
Dalgo de Solar conocido,)
so that in that settlement and in any other part of the Indies they may be
known as land-holding nobles and persons of noble lineage and estate, and, in
order that they be known as such, we hereby grant them all the honors and
prerogatives that all landed noblemen and knights of these kingdoms of Castile
should have and enjoy, according to the laws and privileges of Spain.
"therefore, by virtue of this law, his majesty shall declare, as I by
these presents do declare, each and everyone of the persons included in these
fifteen families, their sons and legitimate descendants, to be noblemen and as
such they shall be considered, and accorded all the honors and prerogatives,
enjoyed by all landed noblemen and knights of the kingdoms of Castile according
to the customs and laws of Spain, with which his majesty has been pleased to
honor them. The proper dispatches bearing this declaration shall be issued to
them by my superior office for their sue whenever they shall request them. This
dispatch shall be kept in the archives of the superior government council. The
governor shall let them know the contents thereof, and he shall give them any
official copies of it they may request.
the Marquis of Casafuerte, Viceroy of Spain.
Witness: Antonio de Aviles.
Bexar
Archives, Vol. l, page 250, translations.
Source :
Alamo de Parras, Spanish Archive
Translations [Online] available
http://alamo-de-parras.welkin.org/archives/translations/hidalgo.html