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Memorial que fray Iuan de Santander de la Orden de San Francisco, comissario general de Indias, presenta a la magestad catolica del rey don Felipe Quarto nuestro señor.

Benavides, Alonso de, active 1630, Benavides, Alonso de, active 1630, Santander, Juan de, -1644 · 1630 · En Madrid : en la Imprenta Real. · 1 picture

A 1630 Madrid memorial by Fray Juan de Santander, Franciscan commissary general of the Indies, addressed to King Philip IV of Spain about the Franciscan missions among the Indians of North America. The picture is a heraldic achievement with a crested helmet, mantling, a shield of chevron and three figures, and a motto scroll reading Gaudeo, a form a designer could borrow for crests and emblems.

Franciscans · Missions · Indians of North America · Imprint 1630

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