Copia Paleográfica De Los Antiguos Libros De Cabildo Del Exmo. Ayuntamiento De Esta Capital
Resumen del Libro
Ms. copy from 1850-1860 of the actions of the cabildo or municipal council of Mexico City in the political, administrative, social, and economic affairs of the city, from March 1524 to April 1564. The entries, arranged chronologically, document the actions of the council in matters such as city ordinances, the imposition of fines, orders for payment of municipal salaries and commissions, approval of appointments, grants of solares or parcels of land to various citizens, pending litigation, inheritance matters, disposition of revenues from the sale or rent of municipal properties, regulation of the medical profession, price controls on bread and other foodstuffs, and the construction of roads, bridges, and fountains in the city. Included with the entries are several cédulas and cartas reales from the Spanish kings, Charles V and Philip II, concerning issues such as the minting of coins, taxes on gold, allocation of funds for ayuntamiento expenses, regulation of the number of public notaries allowed in Mexico City, and establishing boundaries of the civil and criminal jurisdictions of the city. The first volume was copied by José Fernando Ramírez, who also prepared the index and the 169 historical notes at the end. Indices by Ramírez also appear in volumes 2 and 3, the texts of which were copied by Manuel Orozco y Berra.
