1773 · Lima
by [Peru]
Lima: En la Oficina de la Calle de S. Jacinto, 1773. Two volumes. [56],207,[5]pp. plus [14] leaves which appear between sections; [158],306,[3]pp. plus [5] leaves which appear between sections. Small quarto. Contemporary limp vellum, lettered on spine. Bookplate on front pastedowns. Several ex-lib. ink stamps on titlepages, one of which has been cut away from text and the page subsequently backed with paper. Some light foxing. About very good. An important collection of documents on the Jesuit order in Peru, which primarily discusses the dispersal of the Order's property after their expulsion from America. The Jesuits were expelled from Peru, as well as other Spanish and Portuguese possessions, in 1767. Also included here are the constitutions of several schools which were under their provision. Published in two parts, both of which are present here. MEDINA, LIMA 1338, 1358. VARGAS UGARTE 2056, 2078.
(Inventory #: WRCAM41002A)