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Published by University of New Mexico Press

Series: Pasó por Aquí Series on the Nuevomexicano Literary Heritage
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Defying the Inquisition in Colonial New Mexico

Miguel de Quintana's Life and Writings
Edited and Translated by Francisco A. LomelíClark A. Colahan
$39.95Paperback978-0-8263-3958-4March 2018
$39.95E-book978-0-8263-3959-1March 2018
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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 Cañada, 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 Lomelí 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.

Subjects: LiteratureSouthwest

Contributor Bios
Francisco A. Lomelí 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 Chacón.
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 María de Agreda: Writing Knowledge and Power.

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