The 8 July 1787 royal decree dividing the Ministry of the Indies into two secretarías — (1) Gracia y Justicia + ecclesiastical matters (graces, titles, tribunals of civil/criminal justice, church affairs — *misiones, doctrinas, regulares,* Jesuit *temporalidades,* dioceses, the Patronato universal de Indias) under Antonio Porlier (+ Filipinas); (2) Guerra, Hacienda, Comercio y Navegación (military, fortification, defense, appointment of viceroys/governors/intendentes, consulados, contaduría, mints, contraband per the 30 Jan 1786 Reglamento, superintendencia de Hacienda + Almadén/minas/azogues, the cannon-foundry at La Cabada, the Colegios de San Telmo & pilots' schools, the Matrículas de Indias/guarda-costas, the Junta de Estado) under Antonio Valdés (also Marina, interim). Includes the clarifying articles routing ship Patentes Reales & merchant-vessel construction/navigation through Marina. A major Bourbon administrative reform, printed at the Imprenta de S. Martín; ends n29 'Es copia de los originales. Valdés, Porlier.' Orig. pp.45–58.
| Date | 1787-07-08 (exact) |
|---|---|
| From | Royal decree (*impreso*; Floridablanca) |
| Place | Palacio (Madrid) |
| Series | Provincial State Papers |
| Tomo | VII–VIII (volume range; this entry is not resolved to one tomo) |
| Original tomo page | p.45–58 |
| Savage copy page | 17–30 |
| Scan leaf | n16–n29 |
| Document type | printed royal decree |
| Source | Savage abstract |
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Royal decree (*impreso*; Floridablanca), Palacio (Madrid), 1787-07-08, Provincial State Papers, VII–VIII, p.45–58, Archives of California, C-A 4, Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley. [the tomo is given as the volume’s full range: this entry has not been resolved to a single tomo within VII–VIII]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/ca4/ca4-d25.html