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(MEXICO—1788.) Larrañaga, Bruno Francisco.
Prospecto de una eneida
apostólica ô epopeya que celebra . . . Fr. Antonio Margil de Jesus: intitulada
Margileida.
[4], 28 pages. 4to, disbound; a few leaves toned.
México: Herederos de Joseph de Jáuregui, 1788
[1,000/1,500]
The prospectus for a biography of Antonio Margil de Jesús (1657-1726), a Franciscan
missionary who established three early missions in Texas.Though Margil’s canonization by the
Vatican is still pending, he is still sometimes referred to as “The Patron Saint of Texas.”
Larrañaga began work on a three-volume biography of Margil, to be titled Margileida.
However, this prospectus was harshly criticized in the Gazeta, forcing Larrañaga to issue
“Apologia por la Margileida” the following year.The Margileida never did make it to press, so
this extensive prospectus (featuring extensive extracts) is all that survives of his project. Medina,
México 7803; Palau 132064; Sabin 39083;Wagner, Spanish Southwest 171.
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(MEXICO—1789.) [Valdes, Manuel Antonio.]
Carlos Quarto, canta América
yá.
Illustrated broadside, 43 x 27 cm; folds, closed tear entering image area, right edge
worn, unevenly trimmed.
México: Calle del Espíritu Santo, 1789
[300/400]
A rebus and related poem in honor of the ascension of Carlos IV to the throne.No other copies traced.