1768 · Madrid
by Cardenas, Bernardino d
Madrid: En la Imprenta Real de la Gaceta, 1768. Two volumes. [4],lvii,[3],387; [8],84,283pp. Quarto. Contemporary vellum, manuscript title on spines. Scattered light foxing and soiling, an occasional tideline. Very good. The first two volumes of this set, complete in and of themselves; two further volumes were published in 1770. An important history of Paraguay under the Jesuits. The Bolivian- born Cardenas was Bishop of Paraguay in the mid-17th century. A Franciscan, he clashed with the Society repeatedly during his career. When he was finally elected governor of Paraguay, he ordered the expulsion of the Jesuits from that province. Some of the earliest and most effective Jesuit Reductions were in Paraguay, and the order was quite effective there. "A valuable production, containing a great amount of information on the condition of Paraguay under the Jesuits" - Rich (quoted in Sabin). SABIN 10803. PALAU 56511.
(Inventory #: WRCAM47452)