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Friar Bringas Reports to the King: Methods of Indoctrination on the Frontier of New Spain 1796-97
by Bringas de Manzaneda y Encinas; Diego Miguel Las Cruses
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/very good +
- ISBN 10
- 0816505993
- ISBN 13
- 9780816505999
- Seller
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Gridley, California, United States
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About This Item
Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/very good +. A fine first edition in a lightly worn, very good plus dust jacket. Red cloth boards. Map end papers. Dust jacket has tiny closed tear and chips at head of spine on jacket. Dust jacket now protected in a clear, removable, archival cover. ix, 177 pp. including index. Quarto, 7 1/4 x 10 1/4 inches tall. A significant contribution to a deeper understanding of the Spanish period in Arizona and Sonora, Mexico, this translation of Father Diego Miguel Bringas' 1796–97 report on missionary activities presents a rare first-hand account of Spanish attempts to direct cultural change among the Pima Indians.
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- Bookseller
- Uncommon Works
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 688
- Title
- Friar Bringas Reports to the King: Methods of Indoctrination on the Frontier of New Spain 1796-97
- Author
- Bringas de Manzaneda y Encinas; Diego Miguel Las Cruses
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- very good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0816505993
- ISBN 13
- 9780816505999
- Publisher
- University of Arizona Press
- Place of Publication
- Tucson
- Date Published
- 1977
- Keywords
- new world, spain, americas, native american, indian, mission
- Bookseller catalogs
- Spanish Conquest;
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Not your ordinary book store! Uncommon Works specializes in rare, odd, unique, and handmade books, with a focus on the Maya, Latin America, Native America, and the Spanish Conquest. You'll find rare, first editions and first or early printings. You'll even find a few first printings of living authors for sale. We provide services and referrals for book mending, repair, restoration, and binding.
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- Fine
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