recién sosegadas estas nuevas

English translation: just after the ado of this news had settled

23:22 Jun 26, 2007

Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - History / Mexican colonial history

Spanish term or phrase: recién sosegadas estas nuevas

Does "estas nuevas" mean "this news"? How can "news" be "recién sosegadas"? Or am I completely off base here? Help, pleeeease!!

De acuerdo a un documento perteneciente al Archivo General de Simancas, de Valladolid, España, la orden de expulsión se emitió en 1767 y al parecer se publicó en Noticias de la Gaceta de México el 26 de julio. ***Recién sosegadas estas nuevas*** se recibió la real orden para la expulsión de los jesuitas, que con toda quietud y tranquilidad se practicó en México y lugares principales.

Patricia Rosas KudoZ activity Questions: 1427 (none open) (60 closed without grading) Answers: 1631 United States
Local time: 20:52

English translation:just after the ado of this news had settled

Explanation:
Just a guess

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Note added at 16 hrs (2007-06-27 15:51:02 GMT)
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Better make:
no sooner had this news been digested...

Selected response from:

Kathleen Shelly
Local time: 23:52

Grading comment

Thanks to everyone. "No sooner had this news been digested" fits very nicely. Thanks, Kathleen!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

3 +2

Shortly after grasping the news

Sp-EnTranslator

shortly after those news were made certain

Enrique Espinosa

1 +1

just after the ado of this news had settled

Kathleen Shelly

Discussion entries: 2

Answers

14 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

Shortly after grasping the news

Explanation:
not really sure about the wording, but this is how I read it.
:-)

Sp-EnTranslator
United States
Local time: 23:52
Native speaker of:

Spanish

2 hrs confidence:

shortly after those news were made certain

Explanation:
Notice that "sosegar" in old Spanish also means: pactar o asegurar algo, according to the RAE:

3. tr. anticuado. Pactar o asegurar algo.

http://buscon.rae.es/draeI/SrvltConsulta?TIPO_BUS=3&LEMA=sos...

So, here, as the rejection order was emitted in Spain, and then published in the Official Gazette of Mexico; shortly after those news were made certain, assured or secured, the real order took effect...

I was just wondering if this meaning could fit your context

Enrique Espinosa
Local time: 21:52
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 6

12 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

just after the ado of this news had settled

Kathleen Shelly
Local time: 23:52
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English,

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

Thanks to everyone. "No sooner had this news been digested" fits very nicely. Thanks, Kathleen!

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