
Defying the Inquisition in Colonial New Mexico
Miguel De Quintana's Life and Writings
University of New Mexico Press
Will be published approx. on 30. March 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
248 pages
978-0-8263-3958-4 (ISBN)
Description
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 Canada, 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 Lomeli 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.
In this fascinating volume Lomeli 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.
Reviews / Votes
We are in debt to Francisco Lomeli and Clark Colahan for rediscovering an author who certainly deserves a place in the history of literature in New Mexico, the Spanish borderlands, and Chicano/Latino culture in general."" - Hispanic American Historical Review""This excellent work is a very welcome addition to the historiography of colonial New Mexico."" - The Journal of Arizona History
""Lomeli and Colahan's translation breathes life into Quintana's poems and prose."" - American Catholic Studies
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Albuquerque, NM
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
18 halftones, 1 map
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
387 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8263-3958-4 (9780826339584)
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Francisco A. Lomelí | Clark A. Colahan
Defying the Inquisition in Colonial New Mexico
Miguel de Quintana's Life and Writings
E-Book
03/2018
Simon + Schuster LLC
€30.65
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Persons
Francisco A. Lomeli 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 Chacon.
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 Maria de Agreda: Writing Knowledge and Power.
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 Maria de Agreda: Writing Knowledge and Power.