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Barcelona, por R. Figuerò, 1712. Title within typographical border. 24 lvs., 286 pp., 5 lvs. 8vo. Contemporary limp vellum, with ties (slightly stained, book-block loose; end-papers made from leaves of a contemporary Spanish imprint).*This edition not in Palau (cf. No. 209638). Cf. Sabin No. 58300. First published in Mexico 1644, this is one of the often reprinted works of Juan Palafox y Mendoza (1600 - 1659), bishop of Pueblo de los Angeles in Mexico, where he sought to protect the native (Red) Indians from Spanish cruelty, which brought him into conflict with the Jesuits. - Foxed.[(5385)]. Seller Inventory # 5385
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