King (1452-1516) and Queen (1451-1504) of Aragon and Castile. Autograph document signed by both ("Yo el Rey" and "Yo la Reyna"). Toledo. 4to. ½ page.
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Decree signed by King Ferdinand V and Queen Isabella, the first rulers of dynastically unified Spain, addressed to the prior of the convent of San Benito de Vilha, regarding a dispute over property. The lieutenant Olca de Reynoso had sold a hacienda in Biscaya to one Juan Lopez, but the purchase was contested due to existing rights of the convent to the property. In this document, the monarchs instruct the prior of San Benito to send the titles in his possession so as to resolve the affair through the justice that can be found in them: "determinar de enviad nos la venta para que no clareamos a mandemos y determinar lo que por justicia se hallaze".
- The joint rulers Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castille, known as the Catholic Monarchs, established the Spanish monarchy, completed the Reconquista, and played a major role in the colonisation of the Americas. Their sons were the Holy Roman Emperors Charles V and Ferdinand I..