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(MEXICO--1737.) Espinosa, Isidro Félix de. El peregrino septentrional atlante . . . vida del venerable Padre F. Antonio Margil. Frontispiece plate. [38], 456, [4] pages. 4to, contemporary vellum, minor wear; front hinge split, minor dampstaining; title page in red and black, without the usual Inquisition cross-outs on pages 426-7; marca de fuego on top edge, small inked "MM" stamps on verso of title and page 52. México: Joseph Bernardo de Hogal, 1737
first edition, issue with title page in red and black and "Santo" in 10th line. A life of the celebrated Franciscan missionary Antonio Margil de Jesús, including his role in the establishment of three Texas missions from 1716 to 1719, most notably San José y San Miguel de Aguayo Mission in San Antonio. He also worked extensively in Guatemala. The author Espinosa was quite well-qualified to undertake the biography, having accompanied Margil to Texas. An unusually fresh and uncensored copy of an important Texan cornerstone. Graff 1260; Howes E184 ("c"--quite rare); Jenkins, Basic Texas Books 59A; Medina, México 3461; Palau 82703; Sabin 22898; Wagner, Spanish Southwest 102.
