Kino's Biography of Francisco Javier Saeta, S.J.
Rome and St. Louis: Jesuit Historical Institute and St. Louis Univesity, 1971.
First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine. Sources and Studies for the History of the Americas, Volume IX. xv, 363 pp, with folding map at rear. Original blue cloth, gilt lettering on spine. Some minor scuffing and spotting to front board, internally clean and sound. Spanish and English text on facing pages. Includes notes on the Spanish text and the English translation, as well as an Appendix of Documents, bibliography, and index. Saeta (1665-1695) was an Italian Jesuit missionary sent to evangelize the Pima people in Sonora. He died at the hands of hostile locals.
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