Spirembergo, Plácido [aka Foucher Spilimberg]
Carta del P. Placido Spirembergo, Provincial de la Provincia de Philipinas, á cerca de la Vida, Virtudes, y Gloriosa Muerte del V.P. Juan Antonio Cantova. [Mexico City: No Printer, 1750].

Quarto, A-F4, G3; 53 pages; bound in early limp marbled paper wrappers; minimal wear, minor foxing; early Jesuit ownership inscription on first page, 7 3/4 x 5 3/4 in.

Juan Antonio Cantova (1686-1731), an Italian-born Jesuit missionary, was killed by native peoples of the Caroline Islands in the Western Pacific while he was attempting to convert them to Christianity. His efforts to dislodge the local power of Mogmog in Ulithi Atoll and the regional dominance of Yap lead to his demise. See Christophe Descantes's essay, "The martyrdom of Father Juan Cantova on Ulithi Atoll" in Missionalia, January 2004. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/289084209_The_martyrdom_of_Father_Juan_Cantova_on_Ulithi_Atoll_The_hegemonic_struggle_between_Spanish_colonialism_and_a_Micronesian_island_polity

Medina, Mexico 4024.