Determinacion del catolico zelo del Rey N. Seņor, Don Phelipe Quinto (que Dios guarde) en defensa de la inmunidad Eclesiastica, que hizo el Illmo. seņor Doct. D. Antonio de Soloaga, Arįobispo de Lima, sobre aver extrahido de la Iglesia ā Juan Manuel Vallesteros, suponiendo aver dado muerte violenta ā Don Alonso de Esquivel.

[SPAIN. Laws. Felipe V, King of Spain 1701-1746].

Published by N.p., n.pr., [1720].

About this Item

Folio (28.2 x 19.7 cm.), later burgundy quarter cloth, marbled boards (extremities worn), flat spine with title and imprint vertically in gilt. At foot of front cover is adhered a slip of paper with typed lettering: "Determinacion D. Cē Rey S. Don Phelipe Vē 1720". Caption title. Large woodcut initial. Foldlines, some light soiling, a few pencil marks in margins, old foliation added in manuscript. Small hole in final leaf touching 4 letters; 3 small holes in inner margin of first leaf, without loss. In good to very good condition. Manuscript endorsement on final leaf of Joseph de Albayna y Uribe (?), dated Lima, 5 December 1721, stating that the printed edition conforms with the official manuscript copy received by Archbishop Soloaga (slightly trimmed by the binder, small hole affecting signature). Old paper tag with shelfmark "198" near top of upper cover. 4 ll. *** The King confirms the actions of D. Antonio de Soloaga, Archbishop of Lima, regarding an accused murderer who had taken refuge in a church, been dragged out by the police, and tortured to death before an ecclesiastical court could hear his case. The officials involved were deprived of their offices and fined. Several other cases in which accused criminals were denied sanctuary are analyzed and compared to this one.*** Medina, BHA 2351: noting a copy in the Biblioteca Nacional, Santiago de Chile. Not in Alden & Landis, Palau, Sabin or Medina, Lima. Not in JCB or JFB (1994). Not located in Melvyl. Not located in REBIUN or CCCPB. Not located in NUC.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Determinacion del catolico zelo del Rey N. Seņor, Don Phelipe Quinto (que Dios guarde) en defensa de la inmunidad Eclesiastica, que hizo el Illmo. seņor Doct. D. Antonio de Soloaga, Arįobispo de Lima, sobre aver extrahido de la Iglesia ā Juan Manuel Vallesteros, suponiendo aver dado muerte violenta ā Don Alonso de Esquivel.
• Publisher: N.p., n.pr., [1720].
• Binding: Hardcover