Rare and historically significant Spanish / Catalan Financial document issued in Barcelona on May 6, 1775, signed by Don Thomás de Gonzalez, Treasurer General of the Army and Principality of Catalonia. This carta de pago acknowledges the receipt of a military contribution under the Real Contribución de Catastro, a measure instituted under Bourbon rule.
📜 Document Highlights:
Issued to the Corregimiento de Borges by order of the Marqués de Zambrano, Councilor of the Royal Treasury
Amount: 750 reales de vellón
Handwritten amount and endorsements
Signed by both Don Thomás de Gonzalez and El Barón de la Linde, Royal Comptroller
Printed on laid paper with original ink signatures and authentic period handwriting
🗂 Condition:
Original folds, consistent with 18th-century handling
Light foxing and age-related spotting throughout
Clean margins and intact edges, small lower-right corner creasing
Overall very well-preserved for a nearly 250-year-old financial document
🏛 A fascinating glimpse into 18th-century Spanish military finance, tax collection, and Bourbon-era governance. Perfect for collectors of royal documents, Spanish fiscal history, or Catalonian heritage.
