Butler, Sara (Aston) · New York, Cincinnati, The Abingdon press · leaf 50
e are told, for gold and silver orna-ments alone, $1,800,000. Jose de la Borda, awealthy miner, gave a chalice covered withgems valued at $300,000. Later, when de laBorda was in financial straits he asked for thereturn of the gift, a request which was grantedby the archbishop. The chalice was sold… … HUO u>< HISTORIC CHURCHES IN MEXICO by the Crown. The Duke of Albuquerquegave frequent donations, as did other highpersonages; but much of the money needed formaintenance came from the poor people, inspite of the fact that at that time very littlemoney was in circulation and the Indianswere…
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