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Rental Contract, Lima, Peru, September 14, 1555

A two-page rental contract, written in Spanish, dated September 14, 1555, in Lima, Peru. The contract is between Bachiller Gonzalo de Torres, acting on behalf of Comendador Hernando Pizarro, and Juan Alvarez, who is renting property. The document is signed by both parties and represents an early example of a legal document involving a Jewish person in South America.

Associated People/Businesses

Alvarez, Juan
Pizarro, Hernando
ALVAREZ, Juan ("El Licdo Ju Alvarez")

Geography

Lima

Subjects

Legal documents
Land tenure

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 12, Folder 4