Spanish colonial document related to slavery in Peru
National Museum of African American History and Culture

Spanish colonial document related to slavery in Peru

Unidentified · March 22, 1610

ink on paper
National Museum of African American History and Culture
CC0 — Public Domain
National Museum of African American History and Culture

A single sheet Peruvian Spanish language manuscript written in brown ink regarding payment for [indios alquilado] or the renting of indigenous persons and involving a [camayo] or overseer named Juan Malco. The text is concentrated on the top half of the front page, with several signatures and notations on the bottom half. On the verso is a short summary of the document in the upper right quadrant to appear as the cover when the document is folded.

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