Ex[celentisi]mo señor. Fray Francisco Ximenez diffinidor de la Orden de San Augustin desta prouincia del Santo Nombre de Iesus, y en nombre della; y de la sagrada Orden de Santo Domingo desta prouincia de Mexico ..
Publisher: s.n.
Published: 1650
Place of publication: Mexico
Language: spa
Number of pages: 10
Subjects: Benefices; Ecclesiastical Benefices; Church property; Catholic Church
Other titles: Excelentisimo señor. Fray Francisco Ximenez diffinidor de la Orden de San Augustin desta rovincia del Santo Nombre de Jesus, y en nombre della; y de la sagrada Orden de Santo Domingo desta provincia de Mexico.; Fray Francisco Ximenez diffinidor de la Orden de San Augustin desta prouincia del Santo Nombre de Iesus, y en nombre della; y de la sagrada Orden de Santo Domingo desta prouincia de Mexico.; Fray Francisco Ximenez diffinidor de la Orden de San Augustin desta provincia del Santo Nombre de Jesus, y en nombre della; y de la sagrada Orden de Santo Domingo desta provincia de Mexico.
Notes: Title from caption and first part of text.

Signed on leaf 10 verso: Fr. Francisco Ximenez.

Suggested place and date of publication supplied by Medina.

This memorial was written by the lawyer for the Augustinians in Mexico, but also on behalf of the Dominicans. It concerns their opposition to having to submit to the canonical institution and collation, that is, the concession of a vacant benefice by one who has the authority. In other worlds, they did not want to recognize the authority of the bishop over appointments to vacant benefices. The proximate reason for this was the royal decree of 26 November 1645, relating to the appointment of "doctrineros." The bishop wishing to enforce the decree and exercise this power was Bishop Palafox, the bane of the regular orders (i.e. Augustinians, Dominicans, etc.), who was locked in what proved to be a protracted and in the end futile battle in his attempt both as a bishop and later as a viceroy to bring reform to the orders. This legal filing details all of the fine legal points, exemptions, privileges, and practices that the orders believe exclude them having to submit to the bishop's authority in this matter. These benefices were a source of considerable economic, political, and social benefit to the orders, hence their opposition to interference in the meting out of them.

Signatures: A-E²

Woodcut initials.

Medina, J.T. Imprenta en México (1539-1821), 2032.

Purchase; 2017; 18-208.

Text primarily in Spanish with some passages in Latin.