Catecismo Mexicano
date: label: Date made
content: 1758
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content: 1758
notes: label: Description
content: Catechisms, are manuals and description of Catholic teaching. This Catecismo Mexicano, written by Padre Geronimo de Ripalda in 1556 in Spain, was the most often used to teach Catholicism, civics, religion in Mexico and to Native American communities. This is a 1758 edition that was translated in Nauhatl, the Central Mexican Indian language by Padre Ignacio de Paredes and was printed in Mexico. Ortuno print of St. Francis on 3rd page. Information about Father Paredes written on cover and inside pages. Donated by Nicholas Leon (director of a museum in Mexico). Rebound with different cover.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Mexico
topic: label: Subject
content: Christianity
label: Subject
content: Catholic Church
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content: Books
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content: Indians
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content: Native Americans
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content: Printing
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content: Language
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content: Home and Community Life: Religion
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content: Religion
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Nicolas Leon
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: CL.202677.01
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content: 20119
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content: 202677
label: accession number
content: 1888.202677
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content: CL*202677
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content: Book