estate settlement proceedings of José de la Serna Hidalgo Contains a will in which he declares that he owns 4 enslaved individuals named María Antonia, Javier, Vicente and Ignacio Highlighted among his assets are a house, 2 plots of land located in the sites of Cañaveral and Tonusco, mares, cattle and 300 Pesos in various items He also asserted to have delivered an enslaved child as part of the dowry of his daughter, María Ignacia, along with 10 heads of livestock Contains inventories, an appraisal of assets, a creditors' meeting, a list of the procedural costs and receipts for payments It should be noted that at the end of the case file it is mentioned that the enslaved male named Vicente had died.
Mortuoria de José de la Serna Hidalgo. Contiene testamento en el que declaró poseer 4 personas esclavizadas llamadas María Antonia, Javier, Vicente e Ignacio. Dentro de sus bienes también destacan una casa, 2 pedazos de tierra ubicados en los sitios del Cañaveral y el Tonusco, yeguas, ganado vacuno y 300 pesos en diferentes géneros. A su vez, aseguró haber entregado como parte de la dote de su hija María Ignacia a un niño esclavizado, junto con 10 reses. Incluye inventarios, avalúo de bienes, concurso de acreedores, relación de las costas del proceso y recibos de pago. Cabe anotar que al final del expediente se menciona que el esclavizado llamado Vicente falleció.
Extent: 113 paper folios.
Condition of original material: Deteriorated. Some folios are stained, affected by iron gall ink and oxidation of the paper, especially folios 516, 564 and 569, 581-584. Folio 501 is partially legible. Folios 552, 571 and 586 are torn at the lower margin.
Scribe(s): Miguel Méndez del Castillo; Manuel García de la Fuente; Alonso Raimundo de Oñate.
Original institution reference: Co.AHA/Mortuorias_T296_D5925/f475r-588v.
Related places: Colombia, Medellín, Santa Fe de Antioquia, Mompox
