(MEXICO 1565) A very early Mexican carta de poder (power of

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(MEXICO--1565.) A very early Mexican carta de poder (power of attorney) document. Partially printed document signed, 2 pages on one sheet, with 35 printed lines on recto and 9 on verso, 12 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches; stitch holes on the inner margin. [Mexico: Pedro Ocharte, before 9 October 1565]

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As with most of these early documents, the printed first line reads "Sepan quantos esta carta vieren como yo," followed by a space for the manuscript completions. The printed text here resumes with "paraque por mi y en mi nombre podays pedir y demandar auer recibir y cobrar de todas y qualesquier personas. . . " Szewczyk describes an identical form used in October 1565 which he attributes to the printer Pedro Ocharte, from type inherited from Juan Pablos. Carpenter described one used in December 1565, giving Valtón's attribution to the press of Pablos. The present example was completed in Puebla de los Angeles on 11 December 1565. Francisco Guillen is the grantor; Juan de Vedoya signs as the notary. Carpenter, A Sixteenth Century Mexican Broadside, 4; Szewczyk, 39 Books and Broadsides, 6.