Defying the Inquisition in Colonial New Mexico: Miguel De Quintana's Life and Writings (Pasó Por Aquí Series on the Nuevomexicano Literary Heritage) - Softcover

Francisco A. Lomelí (Edited And Translated By)|Clark A. Colahan (Edited And Translated By)|Luis Leal (Foreword By)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0826339581 ISBN 13: 9780826339584

Publisher: University of New Mexico Press, 2018

Synopsis

Miguel de Quintana was among those arriving in New Mexico with Diego de Vargas in 1694. He was active in his village of Santa Cruz de la Cañada, where he was a notary and secretary to the alcalde mayor, functioning as a quasi-attorney. Being unusually literate, he also wrote personal poetry for himself and religious plays for his community. His conflicted life with local authorities began in 1734 when he was accused of being a heretic. What unfolded was a personal drama of intrigue before the colonial Inquisition.

 

In this fascinating volume Lomelí and Colahan reveal Quintana’s writings from deep within Inquisition archives and provide a translation of and critical look at Quintana’s poetry and religious plays.

About this title

About the Author

Francisco A. Lomelí is a professor of Spanish and Portuguese and Chicana/Chicano studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is also the coeditor of The Writings of Eusebio Chacón.

Clark A. Colahan is a professor emeritus of Spanish at Whitman College, Walla Walla, Washington. He is also the author of The Visions of Sor María de Agreda: Writing Knowledge and Power.

Edition details

• Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0826339581
• ISBN 13: 9780826339584
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 248