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(MEXICO.) Maneiro, Juan Luis.
De vitis aliquot Mexicanorum.
410, 412
pages. 2 (of 3) volumes. 8vo, contemporary tree calf, moderate wear; lacking third volume,
dampstaining to gatherings I:Y-Aa, minor worming.
Bologna, Italy: Laelii a Vulpe, 1791-92
[500/750]
Biographies of Jesuit missionaries and authors in México, by a resident of Vera Cruz. Palau
148377 (“apreciada obra”); Sabin 44241 (“very rare”). None known at auction since 1951.
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(MEXICO.)
Memorial al Rei Nuestro Señor sobre . . . la jurisdicion
eclesiástica del Obispado de la Puebla de los Angeles.
[2], 127, [9] pages. 4to, contemporary
1
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4
calf, worn, rebacked; index bound after text, early notes on title page, minimal dampstaining.
[Madrid or Puebla, 1652?]
[500/750]
Relates to Bishop Palafox’s dispute with the Jesuits. Includes a letter to the king from Palafox’s
counsel, a brief by Pope Innocent X, and commentary. European Americana 652/160;
Medina, BHA 6724; Palau 161854. 2 copies in OCLC, and none known at auction.
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(MEXICO.) Moya de Contreras, Pedro.
Traslados autorizados de breves y
otras scripturas tocantes al monasterio de Nra. Señora de la Concepcion de esta
ciudad de Mexico.
[34] manuscript leaves in several hands, most in Latin. Folio, 29 x 21
cm, contemporary vellum; title leaf detached and the second leaf nearly so.
México, 1576-38
[1,000/1,500]
A summary of the rules governing a convent in México, as promulgated by the Archbishop.
Begun in 1576 and extended through 1638.
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