Item Summary

An apparently unpublished manuscript account in Spanish of the Indians of Peru, their conditions, religion, habits, and other interesting details. The author is outspoken against certain conditions that prevailed, both in civil and religious life, and for this reason was probably refused a license to print.

Descriptive Information

Title
Estado actual del catholicismo, politicas, y economias de los Yndios ô Natura del Peru, y medios de reformarlo / escrito por Don Juan del Hoyo : examinador sinodal del Arzobispado de Lima, vicario ecleciastico de la provincia de Tarma, comisario del Santo Oficio de la Inquisicion, y Cura proprio de Chacayan en este Arzp. Año de 1772 : añadidas algunas breves notas : manuscript, 1772.
Call Number
C0744.02 (Garrett Mesoamerican Manuscripts, no. 4)
Identifier
ark:/88435/dck3569h55b
Language
Spanish
Date Created
1772.
Format
Manuscript
Extent
1 v. (178 leaves) : paper ; 21 x 14 cm.
Provenance
This manuscript is noted in Medina's "La imprenta en Lima" as being in the "Catalogue de Chaumette des Fossés," Medina inferring that it was by José del Hoyo, author of the late 17th century; but the manuscript alludes to contemporary authors such as Don Jorge Juan, a writer on navigation and voyages, and is therefore of the date noted in the title. Bookplate of B. Stetson. Sale American Art Association Anderson Galleries, Apr. 17-18, 1935.
Source Acquisition
Gift Robert Garrett, 1949.
Rights Statement
Copyright Not Evaluated
Binding Note
Half-red morocco, original marbled wrappers, bound in.

Discovery Information

Subject
Indigenous peoples of South America—Peru—Social conditions
Indigenous peoples of South America—Peru—Religion
Indigenous Studies

Physical Characteristics

File Count
170

Institutional Information

Collection
Mesoamerican Manuscripts
IIIF Manifest URL

https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/7857f803-16aa-4770-b0d9-557a161fb3c2/manifest