Note XXIV‑36 — Chapter XXIV · NICARAGUA AND COSTA RICA. 1551-1600.
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Trade had been greatly injured by the misuse of the mark of the leoncillo (little lion) which was introduced into Nicaragua with royal consent. In 1551 it was ordered that the mark be affixed only to 15 or 17 carat gold. About the same time the king was asked to extend an expiring license to melt metal, that 'la fundicion del oro é de la plata, sea al diezimo.' Carrasco, Carta, in Pacheco and Cárdenas, Col. Doc., v. 526-8.