[Spain]:

$500 · Offered by William Reese Company

REAL DECLARATION DE SU MAGESTAD DE 17. DE JUNIO DE 1773. SOBRE EL METODO, Y OBERVANCIA UNIFORME CON QUE DEBE CUMPLIRSE EN LOS DOMINIOS DE AMÉRICA LO DISPUESTO EN EL REGLAMENTO DEL MONTE PÍO ... A detailed Spanish administrative document clarifying the payment of military pensions and other benefits to soldiers and officers serving throughout Spain's colonial holdings, including the Americas and the Philippines. Contains information on the process of obtaining a pension, schedules for both the army and navy, and a host of other details. Often reprinted, this is a most important Spanish document, offering good evidence of Spain's meticulous colonial record keeping. Quite rare.

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