Reserved instructions (Conde de Floridablanca) accompanying the NOOTKA CONVENTION of 1790 with England. Orders the Viceroy to ensure British subjects 'no se excedan de su literal contexto'; the convention does not alter the prior Costa de Honduras logwood/mahogany (*palo de tinte / caoba*) arrangement with the British 'colonos'; arts. 3, 4 & 7 do not bar prosecuting contraband / illicit trade by any nation (incl. England) on Spanish coasts per Spanish law & custom. Signed Floridablanca, Madrid 25 Oct 1790; *Es copia* México 15 Apr 1814 (Humara) — recopied as legal backing for the *Mercurio* prize. → expand; Bodega/Nootka 'Open Door'
| Date | 1790-10-25 (copied 1814-04-15) (exact) |
|---|---|
| From | México |
| Place | orig. Madrid |
| Series | Provincial State Papers |
| Tomo | XX |
| Original tomo page | i.368–369 |
| Savage copy page | 98–100 |
| Scan leaf | n97–n99 |
| Document type | transcription |
| Source | Savage abstract |
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México, orig. Madrid, 1790-10-25 (copied 1814-04-15), Provincial State Papers, i.368–369, Archives of California, C-A 13, Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.Cite the document by series, tomo and original tomo page, as the literature does; the C-A number locates it in the repository. To cite this catalogue entry itself, use https://archivesofcalifornia.com/record/ca13/ca13-d103.htmlThe originals of these records burned in the 1906 San Francisco fire. What survives is Thomas Savage’s 1870s copy, and this page describes that copy.
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