Catholic Church in Mexico Collection, 1580-1890.

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Catholic Church in Mexico Collection, 1580-1890.

Decrees, proclamations, bulls, indulgences, and circulars illustrate the Church's role in New Spain and Mexico. Typescripts of research notes contain information on histories of convents, religious orders, churches, and hospitals. Transcripts of correspondence between ecclesiastical and government authorities concern government attempts to acquire revenues from the Church (1847). Materials relating to La Junta Guadalupana consist of various formats. Transcript of José Joaquin Fernández de Lizardi's work, Si el gato saca las uñas se desprende el cascabel, and of responses to it by the Junta Censura Eclesiástica (1832). Ephemeral materials include invitations, solicitations, and anagrams. The collection includes a few manuscript marriage records. A small number of items concern books prohibited by the Church.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7274816

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