Melchor de Macanaz - History Lab https://historylab.es Wed, 18 May 2022 14:20:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://historylab.es/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-icono-historylab-32x32.jpg Melchor de Macanaz - History Lab https://historylab.es 32 32 Death of Melchor de Macanaz in Hellín, 1760 https://historylab.es/death-of-melchor-de-macanaz-in-hellin-1760/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=death-of-melchor-de-macanaz-in-hellin-1760 Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:33:16 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/defuncion-de-melchor-de-macanaz-en-hellin-1760/ Parish register of death of Melchor de Macaraz

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]]> Parish registers are a fundamental source for establishing the life trajectories and genealogies of individuals. Baptism, marriage and death are key stages in the life cycle that are catalogued in the parish registers. In this case, the document refers to the death of Melchor de Macanaz, illustrious literary figure and public prosecutor of the Council of Castile during the reign of Philip V. Thanks to the register, we know that he died in the Albacete town of Hellín on 5 December 1760, the widower of María Maximiliana.

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