Add MS 36320

VENEZUELA PAPERS. Vol. VII. (ff. 373). 1612-1618.

1. The Council of War of the Indies to the king, as to sending the La Plata fleet to Trinidad to dislodge the enemy's ships there, etc., with enclosures; Madrid, 24 Mar. 1612. f. 1.

2. Royal orders to Geronimo de Portugal y Cordova, Capt. General of the " Armada de la guarda de la Carrera de las Indias," to proceed to Trinidad and attack the enemy, etc. Madrid, 6 Apr. 1612. f. 13.

3. The city of Santiago de Loon to the king, denying the charge made against the Governor, Garcia Tiron, of having supplied tobacco to the enemy; Santiago de Leon, 25 June, 1612. f. 1 7.

4. Petition of Alonso Roman, of Cumana, to the king for the office of Overseer of the Coast (" para correr aquella costa y dar avisos ala ciudad," etc.) at Margarita; with testimonials, etc., dated Cumana, 27 June, 1612. f. 22.

5. Bernardo de Vargas Machuea, Governor of Margarita, to the king, in favour of prohibiting the cultivation of tobacco on account of the English and Dutch frequenting Guayana and Trinidad to obtain it, etc.; Margarita, 16 Aug. 1612. f. 32.

6. Pedro Suarez Coronel, Governor of Cumana, to the king, complaining of Dr. Cristoval Delgadillo, Contador; Cumana, 12 Dec. 1612. f. 36.

7. Gaspar de Requena and the licentiate Pedro de Beltranilla, of Trinidad, to [the Council of the Indies], desiring help for, and communication with, the island; Trinidad, 8 Jan. 1613. f. 42.

8. Depositions by Juan Tostado, Lieut. General of Trinidad, and others, concerning a successful attack upon Dutch settlers on the Rios Corintines, coast of Guayana, etc.; S. Josephe de Oruña, 16 Feb. 1614. f. 44.

9. " Informacion de la despoblacion de loo Flamencos que estavan en el Rio de Corentin y Marataca," in 1613; San Josephe de Oruña, 16 Feb. 1614. A duplicate of art. 8. f. 60.

10. Twelve letters of the Duke of Lerma to the king, with enclosures, 3 May, 1614-15 Apr. 1615, relating to the designs

of the Dutch on the E. and W. Indies; and two letters of Andres Velazquez, 12 Aug. 1615, to the same on the same subject. Prefixed is a note by J. H. R[eddan] on the importance of these letters, and drawing attention to the notice of the presence of Spaniards in Essequibo in 1615. ff. 73-141.

11. The Duke de Lerma to the king, enclosing an extract from a letter of the Ambassador, Diego Sarmiento de Acuña, of 4 July, giving information of a Dutch Fleet fitting out under Capt. Harbey, an Englishman, for Nicaragua; - Aug. 1614. f. 142.

12. The same to the same, enclosing declarations, made at Cadiz, 30 Aug., (a) by Antonio Albarez de Morales, from Santo Tome in El Dorado, concerning the natives and Spanish and French settlers there, and (b) by Renal de Juanes, master of the ship " La Caballa," from Rotterdam, as to Dutch vessels fitting out for the Straits of Magellan, etc.; Lerma, 25 Sept. 1614. f. 146.

13. Juan Ruiz de Contreras to the Council, enclosing a memoir on the state of Trinidad; Madrid, 7 Oct. 1614. f. 152.

14. The Duke de Lerma to the king, enclosing " Avisos de Olanda de diferentes tiempos," respecting the constitution, etc., of the Dutch " Company of the West Indies"; Madrid, 6 Dec. 1614. f. 161.

15. The Duke of Lerma to the President of the Indies, enclosing news of Dutch designs against the West Indies, a notice of Theodore Claessen of Amsterdam, who is colonising in the river of Viapoco and in Cayenne, and a description of a Map of the Coast from the Amazon to Sta. Margarita, in which it is stated that the map of Pedro Plancio, newly printed in Amsterdam, is incorrect; Madrid, 21 Feb. 1615. f. 186.

16. Pedro Suarez Coronel, Governor of Cumana, to the king, as to arrears due to the cura of Sant Phelippe, and as to the illegal position of Goncalo Gonzalez, a Portuguese cura in the church of Cumana; Cumana, 12 Mar. 1615. ff. 195, 198.

17. The Duke [of Lerma?] to the President of the Indies, enclosing (f. 202) " Avisos [from Holland] tocantes á la India Occidental en 4 de Abril 1615 "; Palacio, 24 May, 1615. f. 201.

18. The same to the same, enclosing " Declaracion de la Mapa dende los Puertos del rio de las Amazonas hasta la Isla de Santa Margarita donde se pescan las perlas" (cf. art. 15); Valladolid, 27 June, 1615. f. 205.

19. Juan de Haro, Governor of Cumana, to the king, on the defenceless condition of the colony, the designs of the Dutch, etc.; Cumana, 7 June, 1615. f. 209.

20. The Council of the Indies to the king, reviewing the history of the settlement of El Dorado, and recommending Captain Diego Palomeque de Acuña for Governor; Madrid, 29 July, 1615. f. 212.

21. Memorial entitled "Deduction de los motibos que se han tomado para descomponer a Gabriel de ]Roye," describing movements of the Deputy of the States General in Spain, etc.; 16 Aug. 1616. f. 224. With an Engl. translation (p. 230).

22. The Council of the Indies to the king, on the expedition of Sir Walter Ralegh to Guayana, with several enclosures; Madrid, 112 Oct. 1617. fr. 238-261.

23. A collection of letters, viz.:-(a) Dr. Salcedo de Merva to the king, on affairs of Trinidad and Sancto Thome de la Gayana; Madrid, 31 Jan. 1618. f. 263;-(b) Juan de Haro to the same, on affairs of San Felipe de Austria, situate about thirty leagues from Cumana, etc.; Cumana, 7 June, 1625. f. 267 ; - (c) -to the king, on affairs of Trinidad and S. Thome de la Guayana; no date. f. 274;-(d) Sancho de Alquica to the king, on the repression of the Caribs of Dominica and other islands, and on affairs of Trinidad and Guayana; San Josephe de Oruña, Trinidad and Margarita.

11 Feb.-14 June, 1612, 20 Apr. 1613. ff. 277, 282, 285, 290, 297.

24. The Proveedor Hurtuña de Orizar to the king, on the advantages of peace or war with the Dutch on the expiration of the truce; Madrid, 3 Feb. 1618. f. 300. With an Engl. translation (f. 304).

25. Juan de Haro, Governor of Cumana, to the king, on events in Trinidad and Guayana on the arrival of Sir Walter Ralegh's expedition; 20 June, 1618. f. 309.

26. A collection of royal cedulas or reseripts addressed to Governors or officials of San Joseph de Oruña, Santo Thome de la Guayana, Cumana, Venezuela and El Dorado; 12 Sept. 1618-23 May, 1620. ff. 321, 323, 325, 328, 330, 332, 333, 337. With Engl. translations of three (ff. 339, 341, 343).

27. Emanuel Sueyro to the king, on popular feeling in Amsterdam, and enclosing articles of the foundation of the Dutch Company of the West Indies, and a letter from Gabriel de Roy at Cologne; Antwerp, 4 Nov. 1618. f. 347.

28. Acts of the Government of Sancta Fee, in respect of the city of Sancto Tome de la Guayana, captured by Sir Walter Ralegh, ordering the Governor, Fernando de Berrio y Oruña, to resume his duties there immediately; Sancta Fee, 21 Doe. 1618. f. 365.

includes:

• ff. 1, 13, 32, 42, 152, 263, 274, 277, 282, 285, 290, 297, 309 Island of Trinidad: Papers rel.to the defence of, the tobacco trade, etc.: 1611-1640.: Span. and Engl.
• f. 13 Geronimo de Portugal y Cordova: Orders to, as captain general of the " armada de la guards de la carrera de las Indias ": 1612.: Span.
• f. 17 Caracas, Venezuela: Letter from, to the king of Spain: 1612.: Span.
• f. 32 Bernardo de Vargas Machuca: Letters to the king of Spain: 1611, 1612.: Span. and Engl.
• f. 32 Guiana, South America: English and Dutch tobacco trade in: 1612.: Span.
• ff. 36, 195, 198 Pedro Suarez Coronel: Letters, as governor of Cumana, to the king of Spain: 1607-1615.: Span.
• f. 42 Pedro de Beltranilla: Letters to the King of Spain, etc.: 1613.
• f. 42 Gaspar de Requena: Letter to the Council of the Indies: 1613.: Span.
• f. 44 Juan Tostado: Depositions of, as lieutenant-general of Trinidad, concerning the Dutch in Guiana: 1614.: Span.
• ff. 44, 60 River Corentyn, Guiana: Attack on the Dutch at: 1613, 1614.: Span.
• ff. 44, 60 Guiana, South America: Spanish attack on the Dutch on the R. Corentyn: 1614.: Span.
• ff. 44, 60 Netherlands, United Provinces: Attack on the Dutch in Guiana: 1614.: Span.
• f. 60 Flanders: Depopulation of the Flemish colony on the R. Corentyn: 1614.: Span.
• f. 73 Essequibo, British Guiana: Spanish visits to: 1597, 1615.: Span.
• f. 73 Andres Velazquez: Letters to the king of Spain: 1615.: Span.
• ff. 73, 146, 161, 186, 201, 202, 209 Netherlands, United Provinces: Dutch designs on the E. and W. Indies: 1605-1615.: Span.
• ff. 73-141, 142, 146, 161, 186, 201, 205 Francisco Gomez de Sandoval y Rojas, Duque de Lerma: Letters to the king of Spain, etc.: 1614-1615.: Span.
• f. 142 Nicaragua: News of a descent on, by Dutch and English: 1614.: Span.
• f. 142 Diego Sarmiento d'Acuña, Count Gondomar; Spanish Ambassador in London: News of a Dutch and English descent on Nicaragua: 1614.: Span.
• ff. 147, 212, 263, 274, 277, 282, 285, 290, 297, 309 El Dorado: Documents relating to the search for, etc.: 1552-1778.: Span.
• f. 152 Juan Ruiz de Contreras: Letter to the Council of Spain: 1614.: Span.
• ff. 161, 347 Netherlands, United Provinces: Articles of foundation of the Dutch West Indies Company, etc.: 1614-1621.
• f. 186 Cayenne, French Guiana: Colonisation of: 1615.: Span.
• f. 186 River Viapoco, S. America: Colonization on: 1615.: Span.
• f. 186 Theodore Claessen, of Amsterdam: Notice of his colony in S. America: 1615.: Span.
• f. 186 Pedro Plancio: Criticism on his map of S. America: 1615.: Span.
• ff. 195, 198, 209, 321-343 Province of Cumana, Venezuela, S. America: Miscellaneous papers rel. to: 1607-1790.: Span. and Engl.
• ff. 209, 267, 309 Juan de Haro: Letters, as governor of Cumana, to the king of Spain: 1615-1625.: Span.
• ff. 238-261 Guiana, South America: Papers relating to Sir W. Raleigh's expedition to: 1617.: Span.
• ff. 238-261 Sir Walter Raleigh: Notice of his expedition to Guiana: 1617.: Span.
• f. 263 Dr Salcedo de Merva: Letter to the king of Spain: 1618.: Span.
• ff. 277, 282, 285, 290, 297 Sancho de Alquiza: Letters to the king of Spain: 1607-1613.
• ff. 277, 282, 285, 290, 297 Dominica, the W. Indies: Letters on the repression of the Caribs of: 1612-1613.: Span.
• f. 309 Sir Walter Raleigh: News of his arrival at Cumana: 1618.: Span.
• ff. 321-343 El Dorado: Royal cedulas to Governors of, etc.: 1618-1620.: Span. and Engl.
• ff. 321-343 Oruña, Trinidad: Royal cedulas to the governor of: 1618-1620.: Span. and Engl.
• f. 347 Emanuel Sueyro: Letter to the king of Spain: 1618.: Span.
• f. 347 Gabriel de Roy: Letter to -: 1618.: Span.
• f. 365 Sir Walter Raleigh: Capture of the city of Guiana: 1618.: Span.
• f. 365 Guiana: Papers relating to its defence, after capture by Sir W. Raleigh: 1618 - 1619.: Span.
• f. 365 Fernando de Verrio y Oruña y de la Hoz: Orders to, as governor: 1618.: Span.
• f. 365 Santa Fé de Bogota, New Granada: Official papers of the audiencia of: 1618-1738.: Span. and Engl.