Ejecutoria De Hidalguía A Pedimento De Don Luis De Bocanegra, Vecino De La Ciudad De Sevilla

Resumen del Libro

Grant of nobility for Luis de Bocanegra of Seville, signed and executed on Jan. 31, 1576 in Granada. In response to Bocanegras petition for rank as hidalgo , presented before the attorney for the Crown, Marcos Caro, the Audiencia clerk, Alonso de Avila, is commissioned to obtain on-site depositions from witnesses regarding Bocanegras family history and character. Included are the testimonies of Pedro de Fuentes, Dr. Juan de Salazar, physician, Diego Pérez de Fuensalida, Pedro de Limpias, apothecary, Bartolomé Ximénez, head sexton of the church in Seville, San Juan de la Palma, Francisco de Guzmán, resident and alcalde of Mairena, Andrés de Novatos, petty constable, Juan Sánchez de Bonilla, farmer from Mairena, Fernán Pérez, magistrate, doña Violante de Santillán, widow of Francisco de Santillán of Seville, and Juan de Sigura, weaver. The writ is signed by Pedro Carillo de Morales, Luis Lasso de Cepedas, and Diego Mesía de Frías, and certified by Diego de la Pena Vallejo, escrivano mayor de los hijos dalgo de la Audiencia de Sevilla.