Norice CHAPT E Bis MATERIAL MAY BE 1 excTECTED BY COPYRIGH LAW (TITLE 17. US. CODE) _-aage. VAN (TITLE 17. US. CODE) The Indians of Tejupan Want to Raise Silk on Their Own (xcs, Mexico, 1543) Woodrow Borah arooocn0% ______mimoovenon _ eee Taree ee eee tn eg ee hi a re circa nrigiina crake CoC area Say a seadacani ee Seah tierce tre gchas a relents oettoaategncinren ore Se eect aoe Sir ieecmnactstene ste gue Ricinelias cies aaeten ceewnt cor feoet ts Siete poe “huneumen ince an ere approval ons ted in 158 10 vtearese nica ive meen tn so mcmerpeya ite Rhee psn Shatiorccharetatctaa mantra wacker gees tea ci errsgtaean tan arto resin mits tcc at nm ree rn the weiner sgusiaten uate ttoreerere aes Teast 1" Teupu had ben coed op tute in gold dust ane ist erento ween ileal fame fae ek ie acne kn ‘Pe nda of Tpan tute for old. The Mica ein wa of fom a Spi center oey mat ‘ing of aod or etm bu lk in Ranke red for wesvng cole iy be tanaortd and find 8 ey marie ang he Spach govelston ‘hich was er hnry goss The adn ee wher Red by omen {diay by the Crown, ha god upp abr, sn lk nme ean SSerand shi oom wa on “the Demnncan misuse approved and helped spread the indy. Fay “orl de Mota one of e ey ancican masa, ono tot acount of sik sing de Mics ae he ear 0 pent 2 nh wavelng ere and reputed thot dep te shor fine ie er “attr habeus would proce more than nor wey Sots pounds sik yor he on ono ste ca a ee eer {han th jet of Gran: he et fs New Sein exter good ih {heMinicharestilovonn oui be sed Drowphout he eur and oequa twice ayer” a agaist the Spanish elf one antl crop. Newco City Say hl weno for lk Trgh lo tel tow al py tha {Shute tote lg oo he lol ncmerdoe whoa hoon ged the ete {newer for sevice and te Indane mht hope for «supe hema nee they lene the induct thr only tie expendi wa fr Swan pe wtch inal Rad toe bought “The dcument oT came athe expeaton ofthe veya onc with the Marin brother. The nda Teja Probably eatin es ae tothe viceroy 9 a that the Marin brober be gies tr thee pod fk torn cpu requ oleae the tn nd towne cal te house Ind inpement mae fork sing ad ping the ead a he cone ‘raced he uc The acy so Odes sd asthe own ers 0 ‘Sneak The corso nore te tre and et revelngly, ord torino bute sm fot ne prevalng ase bv, {heasesnment hd en scp Gung the ve ear fhe crac with he Macher ar pice By he of he Sk rodecd tat nat pad © eroyal eeoy VWehave teen amount of norman aout the sbeequt hor of rssng bythe own of Tepe, Deaae» pi the town eer ang ‘edn expendors sure forthe ous 1550-04 and were poled a ‘ie Sra 8) Thy were hp Nahuatl an poppe: The on Sa then paying eno tw sik rose ate ihe hoa the {opal st Dang the yar of te conc th the Marin oder the el Tehute wast at en poss god dust every twenty dyn Tis sted © [BO pest of gold ayn uce the monotone he os nr ay ofthe te ors 08 Natu alesse ontred mene y he ate opptcty ‘re ot courted Soexquenty she populton decease te wa {ace by 2 hn January 9,85, payment in gold dat wa aly changed {delivery of vera, enorme noney of Ur county Te tbe pre ‘Sy wa ui from he being ekg in sve pest an reba hs er of 150 frmaized ete of psn On Ores 7,164, afer a ‘Pecon of he town by Cosa de Cas the son of Frac as C2 {rd the then remand ofthe negoing of Yat, he audi aeased the town at the ate offensive pesos pe ibtary for total of 1.567 and ‘Thaler pou. To men the charge the own was fore eight pounds ose ‘worm egg, cach pound ssl ylding seven ve or more pounds of Sik thvead. Whatever remained after paying the royal easury was to be used fr tov expenses. The labor would be supplied bythe wna ‘Community rising of ilk by the royal towns in the Mixtec Alta region char- acerized the economy o thoee towns until the opening of serous trade with ‘Chun ia the Mania Callen Because Chinese sl was ehenper and beter than the Mixtec product the price fl, an bythe ate 1580 or he 159 the tse sbandaned il ising” ‘THE DOCUMENTS ‘At he ptition ofthe Indians of Tjupan that they donot wish to ake wk with the Mati rethes). 1.1 The Marin Brothers’ Petion of 1538 |.don Antonio de Mendona, vieroy and over, make hnown to you Juan ‘ides Sede, His Majesty's corer tn the town of Tuan, tat en Decee ber 158, a contract was made before me betwen Jan Mari, Francisco Main and Hernando Marin [onthe oe Rand, and the nan of that town fon the ‘ther to aise silk for five earn he said torn a stated inthe contac, he tenor of wih fallow. Mow lustrous Loe, juan Mara, Hemando Marin and Francaco Marin tate hat ha come othe attention tata town called Tear par held by His Mat, which sin the province ofthe Mixtecs, ese Oss, Fie the mean to rate sk because there ae many native malbery wees? and since we know how fo ase sik we beg, Your Lordship to approve that ive sya we may raise as mach sil an We cn OF al the ak we Sal aise in the five years, stall give to His Majesty fh, raised, spup sto thread an ath ‘ted int hanks. The Indians ofthe town sal uid the hoses and make other Things needs, gather the leaves forthe asin ofthe orms and the spa "ig ofthe nearing he ime that raising the sworms and pinning Une thread may take At the ened the ive years, we may take [ony the thre pounds of ilktorm eps that a pesent we ae making valle to the eterprte for ‘rising [edkwerms this fst year. So His Majesty is well served since the Indians {fe town wil Become tad in knowing howto rie an pi kan hey ‘willhve] the thing and apparatie made ad agreed upon for doting so. The sof the prouinge wil he up the nasty? Pom allo hs His Majesty will ‘be wel served, the ims gain andthe natives wil be spared wore labors and ‘receive more profit and thor Your Most Mhstous Lorde wl do therm good {nd show favor. [sged by] Juan Marin, Fancsco Mart, and Hemand Main In Mexico Ciy‘on Deeember 4 1538 the Very Ilustious Lord Viceroy and Governor ofthis New Spin having seen the petition presanted before His Lord- ship by Iuan Main, Pondsco Marin, and Hemarde Marin, sated that in the Toe nda of Tapa same of His Majesty he acpi what they offer and ordered the ofa of Hi May tlhe om the sb named the ond aed sean Wat ey ug com neces fraying ot what he peso ein ad ser ee Seth te Lp rtrd ncn wt wns rang of thes cofery wi is ponton = fey Bos on ° Mende By command of Hi rp Rane de cen 1.2 The Indians of Tejupan Petition to Raise Silk on Their Own And now the indians ofthat town appeared before me and reported tha he in ‘ofthe cntroct was finished and that they wished to ase sk om heen fo the profit and wsefalnes that the industy Would] bring them. They asked to der that they be given a eens enabling the orate sik and that nhc the above person nor ar oles place bade in her way, and that. ee {aking the three pounds of slworm egg that in acordance mith the conte they ae to take, ll the remaining slkwarm eggs and houses and oe ining ‘ments and apparatus fb le] sine they were Uns and tae by them forth Sid purpose Having reviewed (the case) because the ime of he contrat ‘xpsed andthe indians have declared they are not wing o contin and ws {orale sik by themselves, se thi order in aecordanc wih the petton com ‘manding you as soon a fou have Been shown the onde tha you provide an fre tha when Jean Mar Franesco Marin, and Hemando Marin ake mee the three pounds of silkworm os, the reminder and all he other things apporatus made forthe purpoe [of ik raising) andthe houses snd fate the rere allt o remain withthe Indi ofthat town of Teupan, You ae to alle them and peritthem oases and not tp them nor alow any setae what ‘ever nor that Juan Marin, Francisco Marin, and Hemando Matin ase ik nth Sid town since the contract and agreement made with the Ina othe flow hasexpired. You aro take caret cai the ite in which the ative of ie town are assessed, in accordance withthe aesesnent Dated June 7 188" [sed by] Don Antonio de Mendosa/ Antonio de Turbos Noms “eta din ua ig ni pi oo dn Dospiredtcnrite Qe ryan done pe ey tl ere | Sra gece te ee oe Sareea er ease ee eee carr e Some baie caper eins Reese rcs ee ow ene Hea aie ee rea un ct SESS oe ets rmen camera ‘Posy was a good grade of silk New Spain's equivalent of "bright sik that spor.otra vet ester Unni Mata dno te i hi comp eng See REL SS, ea a pet pad Ces Eg omer nr chy fo et o Seeucmecmymest metab ese Sena eee ech pre neon th Sdmrnd eae fey ouemeeet ae eos ERE ithe pe taba never eae re Sheets armen onus ee 5 Sooo nr. py wl pmo 4 Reha fm rpc fn al gown it ‘The ey terete en ae a an Se Ee Tose Pt hy cou be sd Seg Eros aay We ow reams burke as Nog dm eng ‘Si af as Nt sen oe nn 10. 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