Apr 12, 2018 - Sale 2473

Sale 2473 - Lot 318

Price Realized: $ 1,690
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Estimate: $ 400 - $ 600
(PERU.) Hoyo, Juan José del. Report on religious education in Tarma province, referencing Tupac Amaru and the Doctrina Christiana. Document Signed by Hoyo as vicar. 11 manuscript pages, 12 1/4 x 8 1/2 inches, on 3 folding sheets; stitch holes in inner margin, leaves numbered 18-23 in later hand, minimal wear. Lima, 17 July 1783

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Discusses the ongoing religious education of the Indian population of Tarma, including the use of the Doctrina Christiana (verso of leaf 19)--apparently a later edition of what had been the first book published in South America in 1584. The recent rebellion led by Túpac Amaru II is referenced on leaf 21 recto.