MSAmer71
- Date:
- 1776
- Archives and manuscripts
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Description
Notarial copy of the founding documents 1608-21 of the establishment later known as the Hospital de San Juan de Dios; it was run by the Brothers Hospitaller of St. John of God, by whom it was founded, until 1827 when it passed to the City of Zacatecas.
The documents copied include the stringent conditions laid down by the Cabildo of Zacatecas, agreed to by the Order in the provisions dated 23 May 1608, and summarised by Muriel (1956-60), 2, pp. 39-45 (in the informative section on the hospital) at p. 41.
Publication/Creation
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, North America, 1776
Physical description
Material: paper; 10ll; cm dimensions: width 21 cm, length 31 cm
Acquisition note
Purchased 1962.
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Location Status Access Closed stores