The Memorial of Fray Alonnso De Benavides 1630

Albuquerque, New Mexico: Horn and Wallace, Publishers, 1965. Facsimile Reprint . Hard Back. Very Good/Good. 6 1/2" X 9 1/4. 309 Pages Indexed. Black pebble texture boards and spine with gilt lettering on spine and front board. Pictorial endpapers. Previous owner's name was on the top of the front endpaper is now blacked out. No other marks to the book. There are three light black marks on the dust jacket front and a 1/4" tear on spine. This is a Memorandum to the King of Spain, Philip IV written by Fray Alonso de Benavides, first religious superior of the missions in New Mexico is for us of this twentieth century a tour of the Pueblos and the lands of other indigenous peoples of the Land of Enchantment. The wealth of information made available to us in this appeal to the King for men and money for the missions constitutes a first hand account of the places and peoples in the vast territory which we know as Southern, Central and Northern New Mexico plus portions of North Eastern Arizona. Written in the year 1626 this memorandum of Fray Alonso de Benavides is an eye-witness account of his travels through the new mission territory entrusted to him as "Guardian" by his religious superiors of the Order of Friars Minor in June of that same year. In Franciscan chronicles this new mission territory was known as the Province of the Conversion of St. Paul. This is a facsimile copy of the 1916 original. He was the first religious superior of the missions in New Mexico and it is an appeal to the King of Spain for men and money for the missions and constitutes a first hand account of the places and peoples in NM and AZ. Illustrated with photogravures.