The Memoirs of Fray Servando Teresa de Mier by Fray Servando Teresa De Mier

The Memoirs of Fray Servando Teresa de Mier by Fray Servando Teresa De Mier

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This volume of memoirs presents an account of the adventures of one of the most original ideologues of Latin American independence. Imprisoned for his beliefs in 1794, Fray Servando escaped and spent ten years in exile, travelling through Europe disguised as a French priest.

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The Memoirs of Fray Servando Teresa de Mier by Fray Servando Teresa De Mier

The story of Fray Servando's life in exile recounst the adventures of one of the most original ideologues of Latin American independence. On December 12, 1794, Fray Servando preached a sermon in Mexico City claiming that the Indies had been converted by St Thomas long before the Spaniards arrived. This was a subversive and controversial notion because it took away the rationale for the Spanish conquest of the New World - the conversion of the heathen. Colonial authorities arrested him and he was exiled to Spain where he was imprisoned by his own Dominican order. Servando escaped and spent ten years in exile travelling throughout Europe disguised as a French priest, issuing revolutionary manifestos and sermons. He returned to Mexico after Indpendence and served the new government before his death.
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ISBN 13 9780195106732
ISBN 10 0195106733
Title The Memoirs of Fray Servando Teresa de Mier
Author Fray Servando Teresa De Mier
Series Library Of Latin America Ser
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Oxford University Press Inc
Year published 1998-10-29
Number of pages 306
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.