The substitution table above does not include some symbols in Devos (1950) that could not be confirmed in my specimen. (At first, I thought use of diacritics was not consistent with this cipher, and gave up the idea when the first few words did not make sense.) The substitution below has been supplemented with information kindly provided by Demetrio Martín Vilela from Argentina. I realized it a few days after I posted the present article. The cipher was reconstructed by Devos (1950), p.418, from Vargas Mexia's letter of 12 December 1577. Used in the first letter from the king to Vargas Mexia in the volume (f.3) dated 16 December 1577. For convenience's sake, I call them Vargas Mexia's Ciphers 1-4 herein. References Four Ciphers used between Philip II and Juan de Vargas Mexiaįour ciphers are used in many undeciphered letters in BnF es.132. (As for f.198, I read words such as "le Marques de los Velez", "Escovedo", "mi inocencia", "falso testimonio", etc.)įour Ciphers used between Philip II and Juan de Vargas MexiaĬodebreaking of Philip II's Cipher (1578) with Vowel Indicators This will allow historians to decipher all the letters in the volume. Of the four ciphers used in the volume, I cracked one in August 2020 and identified the three others among the known ciphers. For example, Rubino (2012) points out that f.198 may contain new facts about the murder of Escobedo allegedly organized by Antonio Perez ( Wikipedia), but the cipher letters remain undeciphered (Rubino (2012)). These undeciphered despatches seemed interesting to historians (catalogs in Spanish ( 1844, 1847)). Finding the Keys to Philip II's Cipher Letters to Juan de Vargas Mexia Finding the Keys to Philip II's Cipher Letters to Juan de Vargas MexiaīnF es.132 (Espagnol 132, historically also catalogued as Regius 9999 or Mazarin 498) ( Gallica) contains many letters of Philip II to Juan de Vargas Mexia, ambassador in Paris from 1577 until his death in 1581.
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