DEFYING THE INQUISITION IN COLONIAL NEW MEXICO  Miguel de Quintana's Life and Writings

Description

Miguel de Quintana was among those arriving in New Mexico with Diego de Vargas in 1694. He was a notary and secretary to the Alcalde Mayor of Santa Cruz de la Canada and functioned as a quasi-attorney. He wrote poetry and religious plays. He had a conflicts with local authorities beginning in 1734 when he was accused of being a heretic. This started a personal drama of intrigue before the colonial Inquisition. Illustrated with Index. 6 x 9 size,

Co-edited by Clark A. Colahan. Foreword by Luis Leal