Let Them Come and Leave that Misery

"Let Them Come and Leave that Misery" is the name given to a letter written by Andrés Chacón in 1570, while he was living in Trujillo, Peru.^[1] In the letter, which is addressed to his brother Francisco, Chacón details work with the silver mines and farms in Peru, which were not very lucrative.^[2] He expresses concern about how much debt he feels he owes to the natives working for him and that if he cannot repay his debts, that he will go to Hell. Further in the letter Chacón expresses hope that his labors will prove fruitful and he explicitly pleads to God to aid him.

The letter has been cited as an example of communication and the blending of cultures of the time period.^[3]

References

^ Games, Alison; Rothman, Adam (2008). Major problems in Atlantic history : documents and essays (Essay #6). Houghton Mifflin. ISBN 9780618611140. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
^ Martínez, José Luis (2007). El mundo privado de los emigrantes en Indias. Fondo de Cultura Económica. ISBN 978-9681683344. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
^ Lockhart, James; Otte, Enrique (1976). Letters and People of the Spanish Indies: Sixteenth Century. Cambridge University Press. pp. 64–81. ISBN 9780521099905. Retrieved 20 March 2015. Let Them Come and Leave that Misery.

[1] Games, Alison; Rothman, Adam (2008). Major problems in Atlantic history : documents and essays (Essay #6). Houghton Mifflin. ISBN 9780618611140. Retrieved 20 March 2015.

[2] Martínez, José Luis (2007). El mundo privado de los emigrantes en Indias. Fondo de Cultura Económica. ISBN 978-9681683344. Retrieved 20 March 2015.

[3] Lockhart, James; Otte, Enrique (1976). Letters and People of the Spanish Indies: Sixteenth Century. Cambridge University Press. pp. 64–81. ISBN 9780521099905. Retrieved 20 March 2015. Let Them Come and Leave that Misery.

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