 Once the work was in its final shape, Torquemada took the manuscript to Spain personally, despite the "Comisario general de Indias" (Bernardo Salva) having previously invited him to send it.Precise dates for the trip are not known, but the "termini" within which the trip must have occurred can be stated with confidence.Among the documents Torquemada took to Spain with him were the various permits relative to the printing of the book which were issued in México, the latest of which (the licence proper) was dated 17 May 1612.