Book/Printed Material Christian Doctrine and Catechism for the Instruction of the Indians, and of all the People Who Have to Be Instructed in Our Holy Faith: With a Confession Booklet and Other Necessary Things. Doctrina christiana, y catecismo para instrvccion de los indios, y de las de mas personas, que han de ser enseñadas en nuestra sancta fé : con vn confessionario, y otras cosas necessarias
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Title
- Christian Doctrine and Catechism for the Instruction of the Indians, and of all the People Who Have to Be Instructed in Our Holy Faith: With a Confession Booklet and Other Necessary Things.
Other Title
- Doctrina christiana, y catecismo para instrvccion de los indios, y de las de mas personas, que han de ser enseñadas en nuestra sancta fé : con vn confessionario, y otras cosas necessarias
Summary
- Doctrina christiana, y catecismo para instruccion de los indios, y de las de mas personas, que han de ser enseñadas en nuestra sancta fé: con vn confessionario, y otras cosas necessarias (Christian doctrine and catechism for the instruction of the Indians, and of all the people who have to be instructed in our holy faith: with a confession booklet and other necessary things) was published in Lima, Peru, in 1584. It is the first book printed in South America. A trilingual edition in Quechua, Aymara, and Spanish, it is also the first work printed in the language of the Incas. The first printing press in South America was established in Lima by Antonio Ricardo (circa 1540-1606), an Italian who had worked for a time as a printer with the Jesuits in Mexico City. This book is part of a collection of 39 first editions in the National Library of Peru, produced at the press between 1584 and 1619. The collection was inscribed on the UNESCO Memory of the World Register in 2013. In Latin, Spanish, and several Amerindian languages, these books are an important part of the record of the encounter between two worlds: the Amerindian civilization of the Incas and the European culture represented by the Spanish conquistadors. They are important sources for the study of the dissemination of ideas in the Spanish Empire, including the evangelization process and the diffusion of Catholicism on the one hand and the debate over the indigenous peoples and their condition as human beings on the other. Several of the books provide insights into the political, cultural, and social organization of the vanquished Inca civilization, as well as a record of the Quechua and Aymara languages spoken by the Incas.
Names
- Ricardo, Antonio, 1540?-1606 Author.
Created / Published
- Lima, Peru : Antonio Ricardo, 1584.
Headings
- - Peru--Lima--Lima
- - 1583
- - Catholic Church -- Catechisms
- - Confession
- - Indians of South America
- - Indigenous peoples
- - Jesuits
- - Memory of the World
- - Missionaries
Notes
- - Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
- - Original resource extent: 84 pages ; 21 centimeters.
- - Original resource at: National Library of Peru.
- - Content in Aymara and Quechua and Spanish.
- - Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.
Medium
- 1 online resource.
Source Collection
- Peruvian First Editions
Digital Id
Library of Congress Control Number
- 2021666903
Online Format
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