Philip Astrudo manuscripts by Francisco Xavier Eugenio de Santa Cruz y Espejo, 1779-1981.

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Philip Astrudo manuscripts by Francisco Xavier Eugenio de Santa Cruz y Espejo, 1779-1981.

Microfilm copies of manuscripts by Francisco Xavier Eugenio de Santa Cruz y Espejo (1747-1795), early Ecuadorian political figure and precursor of Ecuadorian independence. Espejo, a doctor, helped found the Escuela de Concordia in Quito. Prof. Astuto copied these manuscripts from various governmental and private libraries in Ecuador and Colombia while on a research fellowship from the Organization of American States in 1973 and on a research grant from St. John's University in 1975. The collection includes a printed volume of three of Espejo's works edited by Astuto in 1981 & his typescript (1,184 p., with his corrections) of Las Obras Educativas by Espejo.

1.5 linear ft.( 11 reels, 1 volume, & 1 typescript in boxes)

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Organization of American States

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Santa Cruz y Espejo, Francisco Xavier Eugenio de, 1747-1795

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Astuto, Philip L., collector.

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Philip Louis Astuto, 1923- , (Columbia University M.A., 1947; Ph.D., 1956) is a professor of Spanish at St. John's University. From the description of Philip Astrudo manuscripts by Francisco Xavier Eugenio de Santa Cruz y Espejo, 1779-1981. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 460880663 ...

St. John's University (New York, N.Y.)

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Founded by Vincentian Fathers in 1870 as a college for men. From the description of Administrative records, 1943-1985. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155476222 In colonial New York, young people primarily received education through private schoolmasters and tutors, and free schooling was available to poor families through the Dutch Reformed and Catholic churches. Following the establishment of a state government, the Regents of the University of the State of New...