Title page, Diego Luis de San Vitores, Noticia de los progressos de nuestra Santa Fe, en las Islas Marianas... (1669). (ATL ref. R 407578) The three rare Spanish imprints by the missionary Diego Luis de San Vitores (1627-1672) provide some of the earliest printed information on the Marianas islands and the establishment of the Jesuit mission on Guam. The Memorial, one of only four known copies, petitioned the Council of the Indies to support further exploration in the Pacific using the Marianas as a base. The two Noticias report on the mission and include descriptions of the archipelago's inhabitants, their customs, and geography.
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Turnbull Library Record, Volume 48, 1 January 2016, Page 103
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103Title page, Diego Luis de San Vitores, Noticia de los progressos de nuestra Santa Fe, en las Islas Marianas... (1669). (ATL ref. R 407578) The three rare Spanish imprints by the missionary Diego Luis de San Vitores (1627-1672) provide some of the earliest printed information on the Marianas islands and the establishment of the Jesuit mission on Guam. The Memorial, one of only four known copies, petitioned the Council of the Indies to support further exploration in the Pacific using the Marianas as a base. The two Noticias report on the mission and include descriptions of the archipelago's inhabitants, their customs, and geography. Turnbull Library Record, Volume 48, 1 January 2016, Page 103
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