Request for protection of a mine located in Barbosa made by Captain Enrique Velásquez Obando, who declared to have searched a ravine where he found gold, which he intended to exploit with a crew of enslaved individuals Includes proof of the quality of the gold signed by Juan Andrés de Zabala, smelter and assayer.
Solicitud de amparo de una mina ubicada en Barbosa hecha por el capitán Enrique Velásquez Obando, quien declaró haber cateado una quebrada en la que encontró oro, que pretendía explotar con una cuadrilla de esclavizados. Incluye constancia de la calidad del oro signada por Juan Andrés de Zabala, fundidor y ensayador.
Extent: 2 paper folios.
Condition of original material: Regular. Paper and ink show signs of oxidation.
Scribe(s): Francisco Javier Ruiz de Alarcón.
Original institution reference: Co.AHA/Mortuorias_T322_D6163/f328r-329v.
Related places: Colombia, Medellín, Barbosa
