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| South America & Caribbean: The Spanish King Carlos III grants an earlier request by Alejandro O’Reilly that a tribunal of appeals in Havana be created to hear appeals from the new Louisiana colony. It consists of the Captain-General, the army and navy judge advocates and the attorney (fiscal) of the Royal Treasury and is under the nominal authority of the Audiencia of Santo Domingo. It will review all death sentences, appeals in criminal cases and civil cases over 330 pesos. |
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| North America:Revolts in North Carolina against courts and taxes are quelled by British troops. Painting Penn's Treaty with the Indians by Benjamin West | |||||||||||
| Europe: French explorer Bougainville describes evolution in horizontal strata of the straits of Magellan. Theater by Diderot, Goldoni. Diderot's French Encyclopedie now in 28 volumes contains contributions by Montesquieu, Rousseau, Voltaire, Francois Quesnay, Buffon and Turgot. Speeches in Parliament are to be published over protests. Encyclopedia Britannica in three volumes. English belief that lower classes must remain in poverty to be industrious.Painting by Joseph Wright; sculpture by Jean Antoine Houdon. | |||||||||||
January 1771
Spanish Officials: Alcaldes Ordinarios Primer -Pedro Chabert Segundo - Nicholas Forstall. Sindico Procurador General Santiago Beauregard Mayordomo de Proprios Juan Durel. January 28, 1771; The Spanish king grants an earlier request by Alejandro O’Reilly that a tribunal of appeals in Havana be created to hear appeals from the new Louisiana colony. It consists of the captain-general, the army and navy judge advocates and the attorney (fiscal) of the royal treasury and is under the nominal authority of the audiencia of Santo Domingo. It will review all death sentences, appeals in criminal cases and civil cases over 330 pesos. |
February 1771
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March 1771
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April 1771
New Orleans experiences its first serious fire of the Spanish era. It breaks out on Conti Street, but few volunteer to fight the blaze. Governor Luis de Unzaga issues an edict that requires all able-bodied men to help and provides fines for men and slave owners who did not comply. At this time many one-story buildings lacked chimneys and residents built fires on dirt floors, a practice the edict discouraged. A large quantity of leather buckets were purchased. |
May 1771
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June 1771
June 21 The Cabildo hears a complaint that masters are permitting their unskilled slaves to hire themselves out, paying their masters a rent for the privilege. Without skills, however the complaint says that these slaves resorted to theft and other mischief. The Cabildo warns slave owners against this corrupt practice. |
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December 1771
December 6 Antonio Bienvenu, Regidore Sencillo dies. His post is sold at an auction on June 4, 1772 to Nicolas Forstall |
| The Cabildo’s treasury shows enough surplus to provide formal livery for its porters. | A formal request is sent to the king outlining the deplorable state of the Louisiana colony due to restrictions on commerce. Last year’s tobacco for slave request has done little to relieve conditions. Governor Unzaga tacitly allows the smuggling to continue. |
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