La Numeración de los indios del partido del Río Salado. Santiago del Estero, 1607. Encomiendas y servicio personal

Abstract

We present in this paper an unpublished document of 1607, which is preceded by an introduction referred to the system of personal services in the Governorate of Tucumán and contextualization that analyzes the ordinances given by Governor Gonzalo de Abreu in 1576 and the government of Alonso de Ribera (1605-1611). The document in question is an Indian Numbering of the partido of Río Salado, in the jurisdiction of the city of Santiago del Estero, head of the Governorate of Tucumán. The Numbering, indicating the name of the encomendero and quantity of tributary Indians, women, reserved and chiefs, was made by one of the Tenientes de Naturales designated by Governor Alonso de Ribera to visit the indigenous territory and implement the Ordinances of 1576, to verify personal service, to make amends to the encomienda's Indians of the abuses of the encomenderos and their pobleros. Finally, the information in this document is contrasted to other sources that enable enriching our picture of encomiendas of partido del Río Salado.

Keywords

• Encomiendas
• Personal Service
• Indian Numbering
• Río Salado
• Santiago del Estero