Manuscript/Mixed Material Hans Peter Kraus Collection: Royal cedula to [Pedro Moya de Contreras], archbishop of Mexico

Title

• Hans Peter Kraus Collection: Royal cedula to [Pedro Moya de Contreras], archbishop of Mexico

Names

• The King [Philip II of Spain]

Created / Published

• San Lorenzo el Real [the Escorial], May 15, 1575

Headings

• -  Latin America--History
• -  New Spain--Politics and government
• -  Catholic Church--Doctrine
• -  Tarascan language
• -  Manuscripts

Genre

• Manuscripts

Notes

• -  Juan Velázquez de Salazar, representing Fr. Cristóbal de Birviesca, provincial of the [Franciscan] province of Michoacan and New Galicia, and Frs. Juan de Ayora and Juan Baptista de Lagunas, definitors (councilors) of the province, had reported that Fr. Maturino Gilberti, "a man of good life, example and teaching, and a great speaker of the Tarascan language," who had lived in the province for many years, had written a dialog of Christian doctrine in Tarascan. It had been presented to Viceroy Luis de Velasco and the archbishop [Montúfar] and, after its approval by theologians and friars who were expert in the language, many copies were printed. But the bishop and some friars of Michoacan opposed the publication. The Crown ordered the copies to be corrected before being sold, but a second inspection revealed nothing to be corrected. Because of the good results that could be achieved, the friars asked that the work be circulated. The Council of the Indies considered the petition and issued the present cedula, which instructs the archbishop to examine the work and have it translated and sent to the Council of Indies with his opinion.

Medium

• 1 leaf

Source Collection

• Hans Peter Kraus collection of Spanish American documents, 1433-1877

Repository

• Manuscript Division

Digital Id

• http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mss31013.mss31013-08000

Online Format

• pdf
• image

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