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Salvatierra, Juan María de, 1648-1717 to Antonio Abarea [in Spanish]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06292 Author/Creator: Salvatierra, Juan María de, 1648-1717 Place Written: Tepoztlan, Mexico Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1698 Pagination: 7 p. ; 30.5 x 21.4 cm. Order a Copy

Addresses the audience of Guadalajara on the day of the birth of Our Lady of [Loreto]. Discusses the English threat, the weakness of the Spanish crown, and the general situation of the Catholic religion in Mexico.

Salvatierra, Juan María de, 1648-1717
Abrarea, Antonio, fl. 1698

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