(MEXICAN MANUSCRIPTS) Appraisal and inventory of three pulqu

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(MEXICAN MANUSCRIPTS.) Appraisal and inventory of three pulque breweries. 5 manuscript pages, 12 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches, stitched; minor wear. Zempoala, 20 November 1783

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An appraisal and inventory made in 1783 of three ranchos de pulque in Zempoala, Hidalgo. On the ranchos, maguey cactus was cultivated and its juice brewed into pulque, an alcoholic beverage wildly popular in colonial times. Once owned by the late Captain Ignacio Moreno y Pablo, an elite creole, his widow and executrix ordered the appraisal of his pulque breweries after his death. In addition to demonstrating just how profitable and lucrative the pulque industry could be (the combined value of his three ranchos de pulque was 33,468 pesos), the inventory also gives information on the tools, resources, and facilities used to brew pulque.