Testament from Teotitlán del Valle, 1716

Title Testament from Teotitlán del Valle, 1716

Scribe Juan Vásquez

Document Type Testament

Archive Archivo Histórico de Tlacolula de Matamoros Oaxaca, Mexico

Call Number Caja 5 Justicia 1720-1780, Justica 1797 Deligencias A

Acknowledgements Thanks to the 2015 Ayuntamiento de Tlacolula for arranging the consultation of the Municipal Historical Archive. Archival work funded by a 2015 grant to Lillehaugen from the American Philosophical Society. Support for morphological analysis and translation of this document was provided to Lillehaugen through fellowships from the NEH (AY 2015-2016) and the ACLS (2016). Lillehaugen is grateful for the support and must note that all opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this project do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Date Digitized May 6, 2015

Year 1797

Date May 11

Town (Short) Teotitlán del Valle

Page 2r-2v

Town (Modern Official) Teotitlán del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico

Primary Parties Alfonso Martínez (testator)

Witnesses Juan Pérez Pancho (governador), Matheo Pérez (alcalde), Sebastián Ángel (alcalde)

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(2r)

memoria testamento xijteni beniguicha ylefonzo Martines

alari chona pesos sii Bixoce Seconini tobi misa xijtenia chana

tapa domini lesaca yolaya – m[edi]o Cruz m[edi]o nisalaya

Alarini tobi tomine yañana lao S[a]n Matheo = Alari tobi tomine

gona = lao S[an]to christo = Alari tobi tomine gona lao S[a]n fran[cis]co = m[edi]o

lao coqui xonaaxij

Alarini tobi yoo lichiya ni besalachij naago xânaya que

ca xijnia christoual = tinia chana

Alarini tobi cue solar xijtenia ni besalachij quecto bixocego

Xanaya queca Xijnia Sacaria = tinia chana

Alari tobi cue layoo ninaa Roa quego queca Xijnia saca

ria coeeque nachaga bisa p[edr]o martines = Setobi solar layoo

rini queca chitobal Xijnia tinia chana

Alarini tobi cue layoo ninaa cuelichij serna quio soba cruz

queca Sacaria layoo ninaa Xana yaga quia queca

Xinia Pablo = tinia chana

Alari tobi cue layoo nacha bisa goronimo peres queca

Fran[cis[co tinia chana setobi cue layoo ninayana

chagabisa Jasinto garcia queca Xijnia fran[cis]co

tinia chana = alari tobi cue layoo nalogosana

(2v)

Chijba quechij queca Xijnia Sacaria = tinia chana alari

tobi cue layo nania gego betocha queca Xijnia christobal

tinia chana = alari tobi nesaa pichijnia gona Xijtenia

tobi laga queca Xijnia Sacaria setobi laga queca Xijnia

Christobal = tinia chana alarini tobi callo xijtenia

queca lechelaya – tinia chana alari tobi telaa xijtenia

queca Xijnia Sacaria – tinia chana Cani Xijlatican[i, cortado]

ticha goni beni guicha Ana chij Joebe a 11 de Mayo de [cortado]

gianos

Juan peres pacho

gouernador Mateo peres Alcaldes Seuastian Angel

Alcalde

Juan Basquez

Escriuano

Se trasumcto por estar bixo y Roto paresguardo de original

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