Copia de una carta que Fray Rodrigo de Cárdenas, el Obispo de Nueva Segovia, escribió al oidor Don Salvador Gómez de Espinosa.1650s/1698

The document is a copy of a letter from Fray Rodrigo, Bishop of Nueva Segovia, to Don Salvador Gómez de Espinosa, discussing concerns regarding religious practices and the influence of the Jesuit University. Fray Rodrigo expresses his friendship and honesty toward Don Salvador, emphasizing the importance of truth despite potential backlash and the need for reform within the religious community. He cautions against the consequences of exposing faults, predicting that such actions could lead to increased animosity and resistance from indigenous populations and potentially harm the Catholic faith's spread in regions like Japan and China. The bishop urges prudence and careful consideration of the repercussions of their actions while wishing for the health and wellbeing of Don Salvador. The letter is dated February 13, 1698, from Segovia. This text is in the volume with the title "Varios Informes" / Collection of documents concerned chiefly with the welfare of the natives of the Philippine Islands in the seventeenth century. Comprises 117 leaves, exclusive of blanks; some of the leaves are regular folio size, some slightly shorter, and some quarto. Original vellum binding with the above title inscribed on the spine.
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es Copia de una carta que Fray Rodrigo de Cárdenas, el Obispo de Nueva Segovia, escribió al oidor Don Salvador Gómez de Espinosa.1650s/1698
en Copy of a letter that Fray Rodrigo de Cárdenas, the Bishop of Nueva Segovia, wrote to the judge [oidor] Don Salvador Gómez de Espinosa, 1650s/1698.
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The document is a copy of a letter from Fray Rodrigo, Bishop of Nueva Segovia, to Don Salvador Gómez de Espinosa, discussing concerns regarding religious practices and the influence of the Jesuit University. Fray Rodrigo expresses his friendship and honesty toward Don Salvador, emphasizing the importance of truth despite potential backlash and the need for reform within the religious community. He cautions against the consequences of exposing faults, predicting that such actions could lead to increased animosity and resistance from indigenous populations and potentially harm the Catholic faith's spread in regions like Japan and China. The bishop urges prudence and careful consideration of the repercussions of their actions while wishing for the health and wellbeing of Don Salvador. The letter is dated February 13, 1698, from Segovia. This text is in the volume with the title "Varios Informes" / Collection of documents concerned chiefly with the welfare of the natives of the Philippine Islands in the seventeenth century. Comprises 117 leaves, exclusive of blanks; some of the leaves are regular folio size, some slightly shorter, and some quarto. Original vellum binding with the above title inscribed on the spine.
Number of pages
4
Date of creation
17th century
Author
Fray Rodrigo de Cárdenas
Source volume
Varios Ynformes.
Holding Institution of Original Materials
The Lilly Library, Indiana University
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Original item number
VAD6896-U-00005_00216-00219
Digital source of IIIF files
The Lilly Library, Indiana University
Holding Archive Reference Number
LLMC_000007 Copia de una carta que Fray Rodrigo, el Obispo de Segovia, escribió al oidor Don Salvador Gómez de Espinosa.1698
Related Link Reference
LLMC_000007 Copia una carta que el Sor. obispo de Segovia
Source of Acquisition
Philippine mss-Bound 1: Sotheby 514./ Harper 21527/ Phillipps 8493. Digital File VAD6896-U-00005
Context Description
Folio 100-02 / Unsigned, undated copy. The original was dated [Nueva] Segovia, 13 February 1658.
Alternate Link
https://library.philippinestudies.uk/items/show/40
Transcribed
1
Timeline Date
1600
Additional Title
Copia de una carta que Fray Rodrigo de Cárdenas, el Obispo de Nueva Segovia, escribió al oidor Don Salvador Gómez de Espinosa.1650s/1698
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