Philip II letter
| LC Control No.: |
2007574184
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| Type of Material: | Archival Manuscript Material |
| Personal Name: | Philip II, King of Spain, 1527-1598. |
| Main Title: |
Philip II letter,
1578 Dec. 2.
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| Related Names: |
Eraso, Antonio de.
Jay I. Kislak Collection (Library of Congress) DLC |
| Description: |
1 p.
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| Access Advisory: |
Collection open for research.
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| Biographical/Historical Data: |
King of Spain.
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| Summary: |
ALS, written in Madrid, to Pedro Moya de Contreras, Archbishop of Mexico. Philip II complains to the Archbishop of Mexico City about his practice of appointing monolingual priests to Indian benefices. Philip had previously ordered the archbishop not to appoint clergy unskilled in Indian tongues. Despite the king's command, the archbishop had still allowed many monolingual priests to hold Indian benefices. At best, these ill-prepared priests had memorized formulae and phrases from standard works, but they were in no way bilingual. The king orders this and similar practices to halt so that the genuine conversion and the reformation of the Indians can occur. Counter-signed by the King's secretary, Antonio de Eraso.
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| Notes: |
In Spanish.
Provenance: Gift of Jay I. Kislak Foundation. DLC |
| Additional Formats: |
Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.
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| Subjects: |
Moya de Contreras, Pedro, ca. 1530-1591--Correspondence.
Catholic Church--Missions--Mexico. Catholic Church--Mexico--Bishops--Correspondence. Bishops--Mexico--Mexico City--Correspondence. Indians of Mexico--Missions. Mexico--Church history--16th century. Spain--Kings and rulers--Correspondence. |
| LC Classification: |
Kislak MS 091
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| Other System No.: |
(CStRLIN)DCLV07-B93
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| Repository: |
Library of Congress,
Rare Book and Special Collections Division,
Jay I. Kislak Collection
(Acc. 1993.220.00.0001)
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| Links: |
PDF:
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.rbc/kislak.74381.2
Page view: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.rbc/kislak.74381.1 |