VIDA INTERIOR DEL ILUSTRISSIMO, EXCELENTISSIMO, Y VENERABLE SENOR D. JUAN DE PALAFOX Y MENDOZA, DEL CONSEJO DE SU MAGESTAD, Y SU CONSEJERO EN LOS SUPREMOS DE GUERRA, INDIAS, Y ARAGON, OBISPO DE LA PUEBLA DE LOS ANGELES, ARCOBISPO ELECTO DE MEXICO.

Palafox y Mendoza, Juan de

Verlag: Lucas Martin, Seville, 1691

[64],465,[33]pp. plus portrait (not found in all copies). Contemporary vellum, manuscript title on spine, leather ties. New endpapers. A touch of light foxing. FF signature leaves bound out of order, with FF3-FF4 bound before FF1-FF2, and [FF7-FF8] bound before [FF5-FF6]. Very good. A later printing of the famed Bishop Palafox's spiritual autobiography, first published in Brussels in 1682, and following another Brussels 1682 printing, and an edition done in Barcelona in 1687. Juan Palafox y Mendoza (1600-59) was born in Navarre, educated at Salamanca, and appointed a member of the Council of the Indies. He later became a priest and in 1639 was made Bishop of Puebla de los Angeles. Palafox arrived in Mexico in 1640 and soon ran afoul of the local Franciscans, Dominicans, and Augustinians, whose many exemptions and privileges he looked upon as encroachments on his episcopal jurisdiction. In 1642 he was made Archbishop of New Spain, and for a brief time that same year he was acting Viceroy of Mexico, during which he instituted financial reforms and sought to eradicate idolatry among the Mexican natives. As bishop, Palafox distinguished himself by his efforts to protect the Native Americans from Spanish cruelty, forbidding any methods of conversion other than persuasion. Palafox was also a patron of the arts, and under his tenure Puebla became the music center of New Spain. He also established the Biblioteca Palafoxiana, a library that continues to this day. In 1647 he came into conflict with the Jesuits, whom he believed were undermining his religious authority. The portrait shows Palafox in his library. EUROPEAN AMERICANA 691/100. MEDINA, BHA 1875. PALAU 209802. ESCUDERO (SEVILLE) 1872. SABIN 99456 (note). Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers WRCAM47307

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Titel: VIDA INTERIOR DEL ILUSTRISSIMO, ...
Verlag: Lucas Martin, Seville
Erscheinungsdatum: 1691