King Philip II Signed Letter to the Viceroy of the Kingdom of Naples 1581

  
King PHILIP II - Signed letter to the Viceroy of the Kingdom of Naples - 1581. King of Spain, Naples and Sicily, Archduke of Austria, Duke of Milan and Sovereign Prince of the Netherlands. Also King of Portugal and consort King of England from 1554 to 1558 due to his marriage to Mary Tudor. Signed letter "Yo el rey", April 24, 1581, 2 pages Folio, seal under paper, address on the back.

Letter addressed to the Viceroy and Captain General of the Kingdom of Naples, Juan de Zúñiga y Requeséns. Some ink oxidations and some holes.

Interesting signed letter from Philip II regarding the Kingdom of Naples, which was part of the Crown of Aragon since its conquest in 1442 by Alphonse V and transformed into a viceroyalty under the Catholic monarchs. It was managed from Spain by the same Council known as the Council of Italy, with the Spanish monarchy recognizing their geographical, strategic, and cultural proximity. The Kingdom of Naples, considered more as a rear base, was heavily relied upon as a financial reserve, with an increasing importance of financial contributions imposed by Spain on the kingdom. This letter provides a beautiful illustration of this situation.] Hiernonimo Principe primo nuestro Vissorrey lugarteniente y Capitan general.

Por parte de la ciudad y ysla de Yscla x ya sido supplicando que pues por no ser venida la informacion que nos habeys de embiar sobre la exempcion de pagamentos que pretenden no se ha tomado resolucion en su particular, fuessemos servido ordenar os de nuevo que se nos embie luego la dicha informacion, y que se prorogue la suspension que ultimamente se les concedio por quatro meses de los dichos pagamentos, y porque ya otras vezes se os ha hecho sobre esto instancia no haura para que a largarnos en esta materia sino remittirnos a ello, y ordenaros como os lo ordenamos y mandamos que por espacio de otros quatro meses que se cuenten desde el dia que spirare, o, huviere spirado la dicha ultima prorogacion proays que a la dicha ciudad, y ysla no se le molesta alguna por los dichos pagamentos, que assi procede de nuestra voluntad [.