Add MS 36330

VENEZUELA PAPERS. Vol. XVII. (ff. 345). 1653-1680.

1. The Chamber of the Indies to the king, recommending that an authorized ship may visit Trinidad and S. Tome de la Guayana yearly for four years and bring back their products to Spain free of duty; Madrid, 24 Oct. 1653. f. 1. With an Engl. translation (f. 2. The Council of the Indies to the king, with other correspondence and papers, on a request of the Dutch that, in the event of their making war upon Portugal, they may be permitted to take 100 ship-loads of salt yearly from Puente del Rey [Point Araya] near Margarita; 22 Mar.-8 June, 1655. ff. 8-35.

3. The king to the Count of Peñaranda and the Council of the Indies, forwarding letters from Christoval de Lara, Governor of S. Thome de Guayana, the Secular Cabildo of the same, and Dionisio Mesland, a French Jesuit; Madrid, 6 Oct. 1656. f. 36.

4. The Chamber of the Indies to the king, recommending certain persons for the post of Governor of Trinidad and Goaiana, vacant by the death of Martin de Mendoca y de la Hoz; Madrid, 9 Feb. 1657. Followed by further correspondence on the subject, ending, after several nominees had declined, with the appointment of Pedro de Viedma, 2 Nov. ff. 37-51. With Engl. translations (ff. 42, 49).

5. The Chamber of the Indies to the kin-, reporting news of Dutch merchant sailings to the Indies; Madrid, 22 Nov. 1657. With enclosures on the subject, 27 July-11 Nov. 1657. Engl. translations. ff. 52-65.

6. The Council of War of the Indies to the king, concerning the defences, missionaries, etc., of Trinidad and Goaiana, in connection with the letters referred to in art. 3 above; 13 Jan. 1657. f. 66.

7. The Council of the Indies to the king, respecting the desire of the Dutch to obtain salt at Araya (cf. art. 2) and tho precautions to be observed in the business; Madrid, 12 Aug. 1658. With royal decrees, etc., on the subject, 3-12 Aug. Engl. translations. ff. 80-88.

8. Memorandum of removal of letters of the Count of Peñaranda to the king from a consulta in the Archives of Simancas to Palacio by royal order of 20 June, 1659. f. 89.

9. The king to Pedro de Biedma [Viedma], Governor of Trinidad and Goaiana, requiring more precise particulars of the reported occupation of Bervis [Berbice] by the enemy, and of the 1. of Tavaco [Tobago] by the French; Madrid, 21 Feb. 1660. f. 90.

10. Pedro de Viedma to the king, on the miserable condition of his government on account of the occupation of various places by the Dutch and English in league with the natives, the peril of losing the Orinoco River, and the instant need of reinforcements; Guayana, 20 Mar. 1662. f. 93.

11. The Council of the Indies to the king, on news from Juan de Biedma y Caravajal, Governor of Cumana, of the formation of a new Dutch company for settling La Margarita, Cumana, etc.; Madrid, 20 Mar. 1662. With depositions, dated 12 Sept. 1659, enclosed. Two copies, the second having a different carpeta, the king's decree, and a note by the secretary, Geronimo de Ortega, of the presentation of the documents on 1 April. ff. 104, 111.

12. The Council of War of the Indies to the kino., advising that Trinidad and Goayana be placed under the government of

Santa Fee de Granada, with some account of foreign encroachments; Madrid, 10 May, 1662. f. 122.

13. The Council of the lndies to the king, advising that the spiritual government of Trinidad and Guayana, hitherto under the Bishop of Puerto Rico, be transferred to the arcbishopric of Santa Fee de Granada; Madrid, 10 May, 1662. f. 135. With an Engl. translation (f. 142).

14. The Council of State to the king, on the contents of five letters of Estevan de Gamarra, Spanish Ambassdor [at the Hague] ; Madrid, 13 Oct. 1663. f. 151.

15. The king to the Council of the Indies, enclosing (ff. 156 b, 159) two memorials by Estevan de Gaimarra, on frauds by, the Dutch in the Indies, the Canary Isles and the R. Orinoco; Madrid, 25 Dec. 1663. f. 156.

16. The king to the same, forwarding news from Estevan do Gamarra, of 20 Aug., of the formation of a French company for the West Indies, and the taking of Cayenne front the Dutch by a French fleet ; Madrid, 15 Sept. 1664. f. 163. With an Engl. translation (f. 165).

17. Process against Clement Gunter, of Hamburg, for having entered and traded in the Orinoco and Guayana; extending from 16 Aug. 1665, wlien the Audiencia of Santa Fé received

him as a prisoner sent from Santo Tome, to the order for his release, 8 Mar. 1669, under penalty not to return to the Indies. f. 168. With an Engl. summary f. 219).

18. The Council of State to the king, on two letters of Esteban de Gamarra of 12 and 15 Nov. referring to Dutch commerce witli the Indies; Madrid, 27 Dec. 1661 (in the text, 1665 in the docket). f. 233.

19. Juan Bauptista de Urttartte, Governor of Cumana, to the Queen Regent, sending news of the [Dutch] invasion of Guayana, tho flight of its inhabitants, and the danger to Caracas and Granada if it is repeopled by the enemy; Cumana, 22 Nov. 1668. f. 236.

20. Diego Ximenez de Aldana, Governor of Trinidad, to the Secretary, Graviel Bernardo de Quiros, giving an account of his visit to Guayana, where he found only ten whites and half-breeds in La Trinidad de Guayana, urging the importance of maintaining the place for Spain, etc.; L. Trinidad, 4 Feb. 1671. Two copies, the second followed by a précis and a minute of the Council, dated 25 Nov. 1672. ff. 239, 244.

21. Royal minute to the Council of the Indies, enclosing (f. 251) a memorial of the Dutch Ambassador desiring permission for the Dutch to obtain salt at Punta de Araia; Madrid, 2 May, 1671. f. 249.

22. Manuel de Lira to the Queen Regent, on the difficulties of the Dutch and the benefits to Spain by prohibiting trade with England; Hague, 10 Jan. 1633 (for 1673). f. 255.

23. The Council of State to the Queen Regent, on the letter of Manuel de Lira as above (art. 22); Madrid, 17 Feb. 1633 (for 1673). f. 258.

24. The same to the same, respecting a letter of the Prince of Orange on the subject of his Stadtholderate being declared hereditary; Madrid, 3 June, 1674. f. 275.

25. The Council of War of the Indies to the Queen Regent, on measures to be taken in consequence of the despatch by the Dutch of Admiral de Ruyter with forty-five ships to the W. Indies to drive the French out of Tortuga and Española; Madrid, 6 July, 1674. f. 277. With enclosures.

26. The Council of the Indies to the Queen Regent, on the same subject; Madrid, 6 July, 1674. f. 289 b. Followed (f. 307 b) by a reply by Pedro Fernandez del Campo y Angulo.

27. The Queen Regent to Ignacio de Layas Bazan, Governor of Española, etc., warning him of the coming of De Ruyter's fleet, and instructing him to observe strictly the terms of the treaty of 1648 ; approved by the Council and Council of War, 24 July, 1674. f. 309.

28. The Council of War of the Indies to the king, on the news that the English in Jamaica are designing by means of a fleet under Henry Morgan to surprise Cartagena, and showing the . necessity of defending it; Madrid, 18 Mar. 1676. Two copies. ff. 317, 332.

29. The same to the same, on the resolution of the Dutch States to found a colony at Cape Orange, between Surinam and the Amazon; Madrid, 19 Mar. 1676. With a letter of Manuel de Belmonte, 17 Feb. 1676 (ff. 321b, 329) enclosed, and a decree, 14 Apr. Two copies. ff. 319, 327 b.

30. Notarial record of the proceedings of Tiburcio de Axpe y Zuñiga, Governor of Guayana, in the examination of certain Dutchmen taken in the Orinoco, and of his release of the same under penalty if they should again infringe the treaty in this respect; Sto. Thome de la Guayana, 15 Feb. 1680. f. 336.

31. Extract from a MS. in the library of the Royal Palace, Madrid, entitled " Deseripcion General de Todos los Dominios de la America que pertenecen a Sa Magestad," viz., Chap. 75, "Descripion de las Islas que Olanda tiene pobladas y en tierra firme lo que posee desde la Isla de Carpoy hasta el'Rio Paymaron." Unfinished. f. 343.

includes:

• ff. 1, 5 Island of Trinidad: Paper on the trade of: 1653.: Span. and Engl.
• ff. 1, 5 Guiana: Paper on the trade of: 1653.: Span. and Engl.
• ff. 8, 80, 249 Araya, Venezuela: Papers relating to the salt mines at: 1600-1671.
• f. 37 Pedro de Viedma: Appointment as governor of Trinidad and Guiana: 1656.: Span.
• f. 90 Island of Tobago: Reported capture of, by the French: 1660.: Span.
• f. 90 Berbice, British Guiana: Reported capture of, from Spain: 1660.: Span.
• ff. 90, 93 Pedro de Viedma: Correspondence, as governor, with the king of Spain: 1660, 1662.: Span.
• ff. 104, 111 Netherlands, United Provinces: Dutch Company for settling Margarita, Cumana etc.: 1659-1662.: Span.
• ff. 122, 135, 142 Archbishopric of Santa Fé de Bogota: Proposed transfer of Trinidad and Guiana to, from Puerto Rico: 1662.: Span. and Engl.
• ff. 122, 135, 142 See of Puerto Rico: Proposed transfer of Trinidad and Guiana from, to Santa Fé de Bogota: 1662.: Span. and Engl.
• ff. 151, 156, 163, 233 Estevan de Gamarra: Memorials, etc., as Spanish envoy at the Hague, concerning the Indies: 1663-1665.: Span.
• ff. 163, 165 Cayenne, French Guiana: Capture of by the French from the Dutch,: 1664: Span. and Engl.
• f. 168 River Orinoco: Suit vs. C. Gunter. of Hamburg for trading in: 1665-1669.: Span.
• f. 236 Juan Bauptista de Urttarte: Letter, as governor of Cumana, to the queen regent of Spain: 1668.: Span.
• ff. 236, 239, 244 Guiana, South America: Papers rel. to the Dutch invasions, etc.: 1639-1672.: Span. and Engl.
• ff. 239, 244 Diego Ximenez de Aldana: Letter, as governor of Trinidad, to G. B. de Quiros, etc.: 1671, 1672.: Span.
• f. 275 Netherlands, United Provinces: Paper on the Stadtholderate being declared hereditary: 1674.: Span.
• ff. 277, 289 b, 309 Netherlands, United Provinces: Papers on the dispatch of Adm. Ruyter to the W. Indies: 1674.: Span.
• ff. 277, 289 b, 309 Admiral Michiel Adriaanszoon de Ruyter: Sent to the W. Indies: 1674.: Span.
• ff. 317, 332 Captain Henry Morgan: News of his design to surprise Cartagena: 1676.: Span.
• ff. 317. 332 Cartagena, S. America: Design on, by Capt. H. Morgan: 1676.: Span.
• ff. 319, 327 b Cape Orange, near Surinam: Design for a Dutch colony at: 1676.: Span.
• ff. 319, 327 b Netherlands, United Provinces: Design for a Dutch colony at Cape Orange near Surinam: 1676.: Span.
• f. 336 River Orinoco: Suit vs. Dutchmen taken trading in: 1680.: Span.
• f. 343 Netherlands, United Provinces: Description de las islas que Olanda tiene pobladas, etc.: 17th cent.: Span.