Letters of Philipp II, King of Spain, 1592-1597
Philip II, King of Spain - The Cuatro Villas de la Costa, Spain. A large and important collection of letters and other documents, almost all signed by the King, mainly to Diego de Orellana de Chaves, Corregidor of the Four Towns of the Sea on Spain’s North Coast, on the naval war against England and France, etc. Location: Spain (chiefly the various residences of the Court; Santander, Laredo, etc.); various dates from 20 November 1591 to 10 July 1597.
74 letters and documents, all in Spanish: 172 manuscript, 2 printed. All the manuscripts are in contemporary Spanish secretarial hands; a few are in the writers’ autographs. 159 of the letters are from King Philip II, all signed: 52 with the King’s autograph signature and 107 with official stamped facsimile signature; all the other documents signed autograph except for a very few contemporary secretarial copies. Many letters are with contemporary wax impressions of the seals, and with contemporary endorsements.
