Note 38 — Chapter I · THE AUDIENCIAS OF THE SPANISH COLONIES

Bull of the Santa Cruzada, the apostolic bull by which the popes conceded certain indulgences to those who went to the conquest of Jerusalem, and later to the Spaniards who contributed alms to aid in the war against the Africans. It was called cruzada because the soldiers wore crosses as emblems (Escriche, Diccionario, I, 462). Funds for this purpose were raised in the Philippines, paid into the insular treasury and deducted from the subsidy at Acapulco (Recopilación, 1–20–24). As noted above, an oidor acted as asesor of these funds (ibid., 2–16–23).