Notaries of color in colonial Panama: Limpieza de Sangre, Legislation and Imperial Practices in the Administration of the Spanish Empire

Silvia Espelt Bombin

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Notaries of color in colonial Panama: Limpieza de Sangre, Legislation and Imperial Practices in the Administration of the Spanish Empire

Silvia Espelt Bombin

Social Anthropology

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On July 20, 1740, King Philip V of Spain was given paperwork regarding a dispute over the adjudication of a notarial office in Panama City and, as usual, he was expected to make a decision. The king also had in hand recommendations from the Cámara of the Consejo de Indias. The king would have handled the case in a relatively straightforward manner, but for one fact—the two notaries involved in the public bid were of African descent.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	37-69
Journal	The Americas
Volume	71
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1353/tam.2014.0082
Publication status	Published - Jul 2014

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