Sep 24, 2020 - Sale 2546

Sale 2546 - Lot 305

Price Realized: $ 938
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 500 - $ 750
(MEXICAN IMPRINT--1737.) José de Castro. Directorio para informaciones de los pretendientes de el Santo Habito de . . . Francisco. [18], 58, [1] pages. 8vo, later vellum, minimal wear; small stain on front pastedown. Mexico: María de Ribera, 1737

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A guide for applicants to the Franciscan order. Prospective Franciscans are asked whether they are of pure Catholic descent, "no descendientes de Judios, ó de convertidos, ó de Mahometanos . . . ó de Negros, Mulatos, ó Indios" (page 26). Medina, Mexico 3458; Palau 48719.