Friday, October 14, 2011

Vida de Fray Toribio de Motolinía

Ramírez, José Fernando, Vida de Fray Toribio de Motolinía, México: Editorial Porrua, S.A., 1944. [fragile]

Fray Toribio de Benavente (Benavente, España, ¿1482? – Ciudad de México, ¿1569?) fue un misionero franciscano e historiador de la Nueva España. Se caracterizó por ser defensor de los derechos de los indígenas. Mejor conocido con el mote de "Motolinía"

José Fernando Ramírez (May 5, 1804 – March 4, 1871) was a distinguished Mexican historian in the 19th century. (...) Ramírez specialized in Pre-Columbian and 16th century Mexican history and excelled as a biographer. He headed the Imperial Academy of Sciences and Literature during the Second Mexican Empire, directed the National Museum (1852) and built an impressive collection of historical documents. Among his works are Fray Toribio de Motolinía and several Amerindian codex translations such as The Quinantzin and The Aubin.

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