Geography: Sagunto (city)

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Notarial Receipt for Tax Collection Rights, Murviedro, Spain, 1490 May 17 Notarial Receipt for Tax Collection Rights, Murviedro, Spain, 1490 May 17

A one-page notarial document written in Latin on vellum. It is a receipt issued by Jewish merchant Salomon Cavaler for 11 Valencian pounds, representing payment from Christian nobleman Graciano de Monsoriu for the cession of tax-collection rights related to Sestinella and Besulgua. The document is signed by notary public Bartholomeus Castellnou and Salomon Cavaler. Dated May 17, 1490, Murviedro (Sagunto), Spain. Shows browning to the lower margin, a tiny hole and loss to the upper edges, and small tears along the folds. The document mentions three Jewish merchants (Salomon Astor, Salomon Cavaler, Salomon Çaporta), a Christian nobleman (Graciano de Monsoriu), and a Muslim butcher (Amer Alffarras), illustrating interfaith interaction shortly before the Edict of Expulsion.