Tepotzotlan Art and Color in Mexico. Translated From the Spanish by E. W. Hathaway.

Wuthenau, Alexander Von.

Published by Von Stetten Fotocolor, Mexico City, 1941

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Demy folio, [36cm/14.25 inches], paperbound with pictorial covers, in slipcase, pp. 13. Fully illustrated with 6 tipped-on colour plates. Please Feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional snapshots. In 1580, the first of the Jesuits arrived, eventually established three schools; one for the training of Jesuit priests in indigenous languages, a school for Indian boys called San Martín to teach Spanish, reading, writing, religion, music and trade skills, and last a college to train Jesuit novices.[3] The first two were founded completely in Tepotzotlán but the third and largest was due to the movement of priest training from the College of San Pedro y San Pablo in Mexico City to here in 1585.[3] It was named the College of San Francisco Javier and all three would be housed in the same complex, bringing Tepozotlán fame as one of the most important educational centers of New Spain.[5] This college would produce a number of famous Jesuits such as Carlos de Sigüenza y Góngora, Francisco Javier Clavijero, Francisco Javier Alegre and Eusebio Francisco Kino.[3]These Jesuit schools, along with the large number of haciendas and ranches that the Jesuits owned in this area, pushed both the cultural and economic development of this region north of Mexico City and would continue to do so until the Jesuits were expelled from Mexico in 1767. Seller Inventory # 19438

Bibliographic Details

Title: Tepotzotlan Art and Color in Mexico. ...

Publisher: Von Stetten Fotocolor, Mexico City

Publication Date: 1941

Binding: Paperback

Condition: In quite good condition.