Add MS 36324

VENEZUELA PAPERS. Vol. XI. (ff. 292). 1637-1638.

1. The Council of War to the king, on foreign aggressions in the W. Indies reported in an enclosure from Luis de Valdes, Governor of San Martin, of 22 Aug. 1636 ; Madrid, 25 Feb. 1637. f. 1.

2. The Council of State to the king, on matters connected with the government of Flanders, and questions between President Roose and Fr. Joan de San Agustin ; Madrid, 29 Apr. 1637. f. 7. With an Engl. translation (f. 16).

3. The Cardinal Infante [Ferdinand] to the king, on the negotiations for pacification of the Netherlands, etc. ; Brussels, 6 May, 1637. f. 27. With an Engl. translation (f. 31).

4. The Council of State to the king, on letters from the Cardinal Infante and others with regard to negotiations for a treaty on the question of the Palatinate, etc. ; Madrid, 25 May, 1637. f. 35. With an Engl. translation (f. 46).

5. The Council of War to the king, on the capture of foreign forts at Moruga near Punta de Galera, Trinidad, and in Tobago, the strangling of sixty Dutch and French prisoners by order of Juan de Eulate, Governor of Margarita, etc.; Madrid, 10 Nov. 1637. Followed 'by enclosures and subsequent letters and papers on the same subject, and on the services, recall and condemnation of Eulate, etc., 29 Dec. 1636-3 June, 1640. ff. 59-88. With Engl. translations (ff. 89-122).

6. Report by Juan Desolaguren, or de Sologuren, on the defenceless condition of the Spanish W. Indies and the need of immediate succour ; Santa Fee, 19 Nov. 1637. f. 124.

7. Notarial records of depositions of Juan de Eulate and others as to the condition of affairs in Trinidad and Guayana, with enclosures; City of the Asumpcion in Margarita, 25 NOV . 1637-19 Jan. 1638. f. 144.

8. The king to Juan de Eulate, notifying the appointment of Juan Luis de Camarena as his successor, enjoining secrecy as to the massacre of prisoners (cf. art. b), and summoning him to court; Madrid, 23 Dec. 1637. f. 163 (cf. f. 80).

9. The same to Capt. Juan Luis Camarena, Governor of La Margarita, enjoining secrecy as to the massacre as above, etc.; Madrid, 23 Dec. 1637. f. 166.

10. The king to Benito Brias[? Arias] Montano, Governor of New Andalusia, warning him of impending attacks and ordering him to be on the defence at Araya, etc.; Madrid, 3 Oct. 1639. f. 171.

11. The authorities of Trinidad to the king, sending news from Diego de Escobar, Governor, of the capture and burning of San Thome de Guayana by the Dutch and Caribs and their impending attack on Trinidad, with intentions of settling there, etc. ; Trinidad, 27 Dec. 1637. f. 174. With an Engl. translation (f. 178). Followed (f. 181) by another copy, with depositions enclosed.

12. Secretary Francisco de Galaterra, by order of the kin-, to Baron de Thoay, concerning proposals of the Elector of Cologne with regard to a treaty of truce with the Dutch; [1637 ?]. f. 189. With an Engl. translation (f. 191).

13. Report of the Casa de Contratacion of Seville to the king, upon the defenceless condition of Margarita, Trinidad, and Guayana against Carib and other enemies; with the king's reply, 23 Jan. 1638. f. 193. With an Engl. translation (f. 197).

14. Depositions of General Ruy Fernandez de Fiienmayor, Governor of Venezuela, and others, as to measures taken for the succour of Guayana, etc.; Santiago de Leon in Caracas, 20, 21 Mar. 1638. Certified, 9 Dec. 1638. f. 201.

15. Rui Fernandez Fuenmayor, Governor of Caracas, to the king, on the succour given to Trinidad and Guayana; Caracas, 20 Apr. 1638. With letters, etc., enclosed, the collection being certified at Caracas, 4 May, 1638. f. 212.

16. The Council of War to the king, on a communication from Diego Lopez de Escobar, Governor of Trinidad and Goayana, of 27 May, 1637, concerning the destruction of foreign settlements in Tabaco [Tobago] and the murder of the prisoners who had been there for fourteen years, and urging the necessity of keeping the fact of the massacre secret (cf. art. 5) Madrid, 4 May, 1638. f. 233.

17. The Council of War to the king, on news of a Dutch fleet

having sailed for Pernambuco under "Pie de Palo," and suggesting means for strengthening the Spanish fleet; Madrid, 12 May, 1638. With a long memorandum by the king. f. 239.

18. The Council of the Indies to the king, on the same subject; Madrid, 16 May, 1638. f. 249.

19. The same to the same, discussing the means for the succour of the W. Indies against the Dutch and enclosing a letter on the subject from the Casa de Contratacion of Seville ; Madrid, 7 June, 1638. f. 253. With Engl. translations (f. 262).

20. The Casa de Contratacion of Seville to the king, pointing out difficulties in the way of sending succour to Trinidad; Seville, 8 June, 1638. f. 274. With an Engl. translation (f. 278).

21. The Council of War to the king, on the extreme necessity of succouring the W. Indies against Pie de Palo, the Dutch corsair, by reinforcing Don Carlos de Ybarra, etc. ; Madrid, 15, 23 June, 1638. With enclosures. ff. 281, 288.

22. Manuel de Saavedra Guzman, President of the " Nuevo Reino," to the king, promising to send sundry " autos," a map of the R. Orinoco and the fortifications of the enemy, etc., and urging his need of money and armis; Santa Fe, 18 June, 1638. f. 291.

includes:

• ff. 1, 124, 253, 262 West Inches: Papers rel. to attacks on Spanish possessions in, etc.: 1587-1643.: Span. and Engl.
• f. 4 Luis de Valdes: Letter, as governor of San Martin, to the council of war: 1637.: Span.
• ff. 7, 16 Flanders: Letter concerning the Spanish government of: 1637.: Span. and Engl.
• ff. 7, 16 Fr Joan de San Augustin: Dispute with the President of Flanders: 1637.: Span. and Engl.
• ff. 27, 31 Philip IV of Spain: Letters of the Cardinal Infante Ferdinand, as governor of the Netherlands: 1637, 1639.: Span.
• ff. 27, 31 Netherlands, Southern Provinces. Governors of. Ferdinand, Cardinal Infante: Letters to Philip IV.: 1637, 1639.: Span.
• ff. 27, 31, 189, 191 Netherlands, United Provinces: Negotiations for a truce in Flanders with the Spaniards: 1635-1639.: Span. and Engl.
• ff. 27, 31, 189, 191 Philip IV of Spain: Negotiations for a truce in Flanders with the Dutch,: 1635-1639: Span. and Engl.
• ff. 35, 46 Charles Louis; Elector Palatine of the Rhine: Negotiations for a treaty on the question of the Palatinate: 1637.: Span. and Engl.
• ff. 59-122 Juan de Eulate: Dutch and French prisoners strangled by order of: 1637.: Span and Engl.
• ff. 59-122 Netherlands, United Provinces: Dutch prisoners strangled by order of the governor of Margarita: 1637.: Span. and Engl.
• ff. 59-122, 144, 174, 178, 193, 197, 212, 274, 278 Island of Trinidad: Papers rel.to the defence of, the tobacco trade, etc.: 1611-1640.: Span. and Engl.
• ff. 59-122, 233 Island of Tobago: Reports on destruction of foreign settlements, murder of prisoners, etc.: 1636-1640.: Span. and Engl.
• f. 124 Juan de Sologuren: Report on the defenceless condition of the W. Indies: 1637.: Span.
• f. 144 Juan de Eulate: Report on affairs in Trinidad and Guiana: 1637-1638.: Span.
• ff. 144, 193, 197, 201, 212 Guiana, South America: Papers relating to the defence of etc.: 1619-1638.: Span. and Engl.
• f. 163 Juan de Eulate: Correspondence, as governor of Margarita, with the king of Spain: 1633, 1637.: Span.
• ff. 163, 166 Juan Luis Camarina: Appointment as governor of Margarita, etc.: 1637.: Span.
• f. 171 Araya, Venezuela: Dutch and English designs against, etc.: 1622-1639.: Span.
• ff. 174, 178 Guiana: News of the capture of, by the Dutch and Caribs: 1637.: Span. and Engl.
• ff. 174, 178, 239, 249, 253, 262 Netherlands, United Provinces: Dutch operations in Guiana, Trinidad, and Brazil: 1637, 1638.: Span. and Engl.
• ff. 189, 191 Francisco de Galarreta, Spanish Secretary of State: Letter to Baron de Thoay: [1637 ?].
• ff. 193, 197 Island of Margarita, Venezuela: Papers on the defence of, etc.: 1608-1639.: Span. and Engl.
• ff. 201, 212-232 Ruy Fernandez Fuenmayor: Letters, etc., as governor of Caracas, to the king of Spain: 1638.: Span.
• ff. 239, 249 Pie-de-Palo, Dutch pirate in the W Indies: Designs of, against Pernambuco: 1638.: Span.
• ff. 239, 249 Brazil: Dutch designs on: 1626-1638.: Span. and Engl.
• ff. 281, 288 Pie-de-Palo, Dutch pirate in the W Indies: Spanish measures against: 1638.: Span.
• f. 291 Manuel de Saavedra Guzman: Letter, as president of New Granada, to the king of Spain: 1638.: Span.