Please help with translation of this text!

Question

So this is the context: A Patriotic Society sent some people to collect some grain from a village. At some point the cacique or headman of the village comes and seizes that grain. Now the question I have is why did the headman seize the grain. This is the portion of text below: "dicho cacique regreso de la capital tomo las ocho cargas y media de maize para mandar al Sr. Tesorero General en obsequio de un escrito que presento contra nosotros habiendole dicho que no toque el maiz por que lla dimos cuenta a Vuestra Senor." What is the correct translation of the above? what is going on here?

I hope we get more anwers, mine is hesitant. - annierats, May 13, 2013

Answer 1

In spanish the text is written like official documents. I'm not used with such a way of writing in english so i'm gonna make a try using annie translation and correcting some meanings but, i'm sure it will be all messed.

The said headman returned from the capital and took the eight and a half loads of maize in order to send them to the General Treasurer in accordance with a writing, submitted against us, having been told him not to touch the maize, because your lady has already been informed (account for?).

The maize was used for paying taxes.

Vuestra señor - Your lady (feudal lady)

Vuestra señora - nowadays, but the story seems to happend 100 or 200 years ago or maybe more.

The story is something like:

The people in the village received a letter requesting to pay their taxes (probably the general tresurer sent the letter). Then the cacique goes to the capital to talk with the general treasurer and tell him something like, "Do not touch the maize because i already told your lady about the ammount of the maize".

I couldn't think why they would want to bring 8 loads of maize to God.. - annierats, May 13, 2013

Yes, you're right it's probably señora, with the 'a 'fallen off. - annierats, May 13, 2013

Answer 2

..dicho cacique regreso de la capital tomo las ocho cargas y media de maize para mandar al Sr. Tesorero General en obsequio de un escrito que presento contra nosotros habiendole dicho que no toque el maiz por que lla dimos cuenta a Vuestra Senor.

The said headman returned from the capital and took the eight and a half loads of maize in order to send them to the Treasury ( tax office?) accordance with a rule, that he showed us, even though we had told him not to touch the maize, because it was meant for our Lady. ( or possibly, because our Lord God will notice!)

Something like that. Does it fit? It is possible that the Tesoro General is part of the Patriotic Society and no to do with the headman. ( in that case it starts off with : he seized the eight loads od maize intended for the treasury..)

I don't know, can't tell without more text. It is however clear that the headman is preventing the Patriotic people from giving the corn to their Lady. Thanks to Anormal I've changed the Señor to a Señora..