Briefs: Wills, Trusts, Inheritances and Gifts, 16th-17th Centuries
Briefs are written legal documents presented to a court arguing why one party to a case should prevail over the other. The majority of documents in this subsection concern inheritance rights to estates, while others concern the execution of wills, gifts, and trusts bestowed upon children, widows, and other family members.
Expedientes jurídicos: Testamentos, herencias y obsequios, siglos XVI al XVII
Los expedientes jurídicos son documentos legales redactados y llevados ante un tribunal para presentar querellas y argüir por qué una de las partes de un caso debe prevalecer sobre la otra. La mayoría de los documentos de esta subsección trata sobre los derechos de herencia de bienes y otros abarcan asuntos relacionados a la ejecución de testamentos, obsequios y fideicomisos otorgados a menores, viudas y otros miembros de la familia.
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![Brief on behalf the guardians of the Count of Albatera versus the Duchess of Bejar, as the legal guardian of her son, the Duke of Bejar, concerning possession by the Count of Albatera of the villages and properties of the House of Maza due to a donation of said properties executed by Brianda Maza to Ramón Ladrón and his heirs. [September 6, 1669].](https://tile.loc.gov/image-services/iiif/service:ll:llhsp:llhsp_brief_06:00045/full/pct:6.25/0/default.jpg#h=221&w=291)
Brief on behalf the guardians of the Count of Albatera versus the Duchess of Bejar, as the legal guardian of her son, the Duke of Bejar, concerning possession by the Count of Albatera of the villages and properties of the House of Maza due to a donation of said properties executed by Brianda Maza to Ramón Ladrón and his heirs. [September 6, 1669].
![Brief on behalf Filipa Clavero y Sesse, Countess of Aranda, the widow of the Count of Aranda and the Marquis of Ariza of the Council of His Majesty in the Kingdom of Aragón, concerning the validity and authenticity of the last will and testament of Antonio Giménez de Urrea, Count of Aranda. [June 21, 1666].](https://tile.loc.gov/image-services/iiif/service:ll:llhsp:llhsp_brief_06:00218/full/pct:6.25/0/default.jpg#h=232&w=316)