[1535]. Carta de Rodrigo de Espinosa para Arnao del Plano.

Letter from Rodrigo de Espinosa to Arnao de Plano.

The author writes Arnao de Plano to inform him about his business and the sales of textiles in the last fairs. He asks the addressee not to send him money, because he does not need it, but to keep sending him goods, even if he cannot pay them at the moment. He also informs the addressee about how the sale of certain materials has gone.

In 1543, Arnao de Plano, a merchant from the region of the French Navarre (Bearne), brought a lawsuit against Rodrigo de Espinosa, a merchant from Pamplona very active in the Castilian markets, for the outstanding payment of a debt. In order to demonstrate the existence of the debt, Arnao de Plano presented various letters from Rodrigo de Espinosa, where this talked about the sums of money which he owed to the plaintiff. The analysis of the ledger of Arnao de Plano confirmed the accusation against Rodrigo de Espinosa, who was eventually arrested and condemned to pay 8000 ducats.