Pintura del pueblo Tepatepec contra Manuel de Olvera
Translated Title:
Painting of the town of Tepatepec against Manuel de Olvera
Uniform Title:
Pintura del pueblo Tepatepec contra Manuel de Olvera
Description:
An Indigenous scribe lists the instances in which they felt Mixquiahuala's corregidor, the district's royal administrator and judge, defrauded them. The text describes a series of events involving Manuel de Olvera, a former corregidor, and various financial transactions and conflicts with individuals and authorities in Mixquiahuala and Tepatepec. It includes allegations of misappropriation of funds, mistreatment of individuals, and failure to fulfill promises or obligations. The document also mentions specific amounts of money, sheep, and other items involved in these transactions and conflicts. The community appended this claim to a legal case brought forth in an ecclesiastical court by Mixquiahuala's parish priest, Juan de Cabrera, who claimed Olvera was keeping the Indigenous from attending his religious services and not paying his clerical salary. | En este documento, un escribano indígena enumera las instancias en las que el pueblo sintió que el corregidor de Mixquiahuala, el administrador real y juez del distrito, los defraudó. El texto describe una serie de eventos que involucran a Manuel de Olvera, un corregidor previo, y varias transacciones financieras y conflictos con individuos y autoridades en Mixquiahuala y Tepatepec. Incluye acusaciones de malversación de fondos, maltrato a personas y falta de cumplimiento de promesas u obligaciones. El documento también menciona cantidades específicas de dinero, ovejas y otros elementos involucrados en estas transacciones y conflictos. La comunidad anexó este reclamo a un caso judicial presentado en un tribunal eclesiástico por el párroco de Mixquiahuala, Juan de Cabrera, quien afirmó que Olvera impedía que los nativos asistieran a sus servicios religiosos y no pagaba su salario de clérigo.
Creator/Contributor:
Tepatepec Pueblo (author)
Date Created/Date Issued:
4/18/1904
Owning Repository:
Benson Latin American Collection, LLILAS Benson Latin American Studies and Collections, The University of Texas at Austin
Indigenous peoples, Women, Pueblos indígenas, Black people, Tithes, Exploitation, Afrodescendientes, and Mujeres
Time Period Covered:
16th century and siglo XVI
Place Name:
Tepatepec (Hidalgo, Mexico)
Geographic Coverage:
Mexico (country) and Hidalgo (state)
General Note:
Transcription of the document in TXT version.
Citation Note:
Tepatepec Pueblo (corporative author / autor corporativo), 2024, "Pintura del pueblo Tepatepec contra Manuel de Olvera, circa 1570-1572", https://doi.org/10.18738/T8/GY1HA8, Texas Data Repository