Defying the Inquisition in Colonial New Mexico

Miguel de Quintana's Life and Writings

Francisco A Lomelí editor Clark A Colahan editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:University of New Mexico Press

Published:30th Mar '18

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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.

We are in debt to Francisco Lomeli and Clark Colahan for rediscovering an author who certainly deserves a place in the history of literature in New Mexico, the Spanish borderlands, and Chicano/Latino culture in general."" - Hispanic American Historical Review

""This excellent work is a very welcome addition to the historiography of colonial New Mexico."" - The Journal of Arizona History

""Lomelí and Colahan's translation breathes life into Quintana's poems and prose."" - American Catholic Studies

ISBN: 9780826339584

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 371g

248 pages