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Ferdinand & Isabella DS

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Ferdinand & Isabella DS
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King Ferdinand V and Queen Isabella I of Spain document signed ''Yo el Rey'' and ''Yo la Reina'', dated 22 July 1493 from Barcelona. Dated just a year after the Reconquista of the Iberian Peninsula from the Moors and the beginning of Spain's imperial conquest of the New World, document written in Spanish shows the importance of establishing the King and Queen's authority over their domains. Document names Juan de Ribera, Captain-General of the Navarra frontier, to act as their Majesties' agent. It requests: ''…that he may speak to you of Our transactions which We place at your disposal and We request that you fully vouch for and guarantee that such deeds be executed…'' Below the bold royal signatures the document ends: ''por mandado de la Rey e la Reina'' translated, ''by order of the King and the Queen.'' Document measures 8.5'' x 5.75'' on one page with a notation on verso. Very good condition.