Invectiva Fraternal Cristiana a Nuestros Desgraciados Hermanos los Rebeldes de Esta Nueva España...
Mexico: Imprenta de Doña Maria Fernandez de Jauregui, 1815. [xii],40,[3]pp. Small quarto. Contemporary mottled sheep, spine and edges of boards gilt tooled; contemporary marbled endpapers. Minor wear and rubbing to spine and boards; scattered foxing and occasional light soiling internally. Very good. Item #3824
Scarce concatenation of epic, allegorical, political, and religious poetry concerning the ongoing Mexican war for independence. The author, Francisco María Colombini, was an Italian nobleman serving as a captain in the Spanish army and a late Enlightenment figure, whose many academic and cultural accomplishments are prominently listed on the title page. His most famous work, published in 1801, was another epic poem titled Querétaro Triunfante, which concerned a miraculous cure that he experiences through his devotion to Nuestra Señora de Pueblito. The verse present here is addressed to "our unfortunate brothers," the rebels in New Spain, and comprises a lengthy chastisement of their foolish attempts to thwart the will of God and the King of Spain. A rare title in the canon of anti-independence literature, produced at the height of the war in Mexico -- we locate a small handful of copies in OCLC and none in available auction records.
Price: $975.00