Ransom of Atahualpa According to Francisco de Xerez Primary record 3
The royal fifth was the Crown's set share of the metal, as Xerez records it. Whether the Crown or Spain gained overall is argued in the other claims on this page and in the story.

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Carlos Álvarez-Nogal and Christophe Chamley, Philip II against the Cortes and the credit freeze of 1575-1577 (working paper, 29 May 2015), Boston University (author's web page), 29 May 2015. Scholarship & press
Contrary to the traditional view, Philip II did not take this action against the bankers but against the main cities of Castile that were represented in the Cortes.
The Travels of Pedro de Cieza de León, A.D. 1532-50, contained in the first part of his Chronicle of Peru (English translation by Clements R. Markham, Hakluyt Society, 1864), Hakluyt Society, London (scan on the Internet Archive), 1864. Primary record
From the year 1548 to 1551 the royal fifths were valued at more than three millions of ducats, which is more than the Spaniards got from Atahualpa
Reports on the Discovery of Peru: I. Report of Francisco de Xeres, secretary to Francisco Pizarro (English translation by Clements R. Markham, Hakluyt Society, 1872), Hakluyt Society, London (scan on the Internet Archive), 1872. Primary record
the Royal fifth amounted to 262,259 pesos of pure gold. Of the silver there were 51,610 marcs, of which 10,121 marcs of silver formed the Royal fifth.
Reports on the Discovery of Peru: Markham's footnotes and introduction (Hakluyt Society, 1872), Hakluyt Society, London (scan on the Internet Archive), 1872. Scholarship & press
Garcilasso gives the royal fifth at 546,250 pesos of gold and 105,750 pesos of silver.

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