Manuscript of parchment. A contract signed between Fernando dela Cavalleria and his mother Beatriz, concerning family possessions. Saragosa, 1536. Latin and Catalan.
Dela Cavalleria family, Spanish Marranos, was one of the most important Jewish families in Saragosa. Their origin was the Ibn Labi family among whose descendants was Don Vidal Ibn Labi (who corresponded with Ribash Bar Sheshet concerning Halachic matters), Shlomo Ibn Labi (author of the translation of "Emunah Ramah"), the Kabbalist Rabbi Shimon Labi (author of the liturgy "Bar Yochai"), and others. Following the 1391 persecutions some of the family members converted and the family branches split.
An illustration of a compass rose appears on the bottom of the document and on the reverse - a summary of the document (from the period).
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Parchment leaf, approx. 30X36 cm. Good-fair condition. Small tears, creases and stains. Folding marks. Ink stamp on the reverse.