Defensa de los nuevos christianos, y missioneros de la China, Japon, y Indias
Subtitle: Contra dos libros intitulados, La practica moral de los jesuitas, y el Espiritu de M. Arnaldo. Traducida de Frances en Español de la segunda impression, hecha en Paris, en casa de Estevan Michallet, impressor mayor del rey, en la Calle de Santiago, à la insignia de San Pablo, año 1688
By: Por don Gabriel de Parraga, gentil-hombre de la casa de Su Magestad, que la dedica al santissimo Christo de las injurias, sita en la iglesia de San Millàn desta corte
Contributors: López de Echaburu, José, 1640-1697
Publisher: Por Antonio Roman
Published: 1690
Place of publication: Con licencia. En Madrid
Language: spa
Number of pages: 266
Subjects: Jesuits; Missions
Work titles: Defense des nouveaux chrestiens et des missionnaires de la Chine, du Japon, & des Indes
Notes: French edition of Paris, 1687 attributed to Michel le Tellier by Backer-Sommervogel.

This Spanish translation attributed to José Lopez de Echaburu by Backer-Sommervogel.

Translation, by José Lopez Echaburu y Alcaraz [Gabriel de Parraga was his pseudonym], of the Paris, 1688 edition of: Defense des nouveaux chrestiens et des missionnaires de la Chine, du Japon, & des Indes / by Michel Le Terrier, first printed Paris, 1687.

This translation contains only the first part of the original work, the second part was not printed.

A reply to: La morale pratique des Jesuites / by Sébastien-Joseph du Cambout de Pontchâteau, printed in two volumes in Cologne [i.e. Amsterdam], 1669-1683, and L'esprit de M. Arnauld / by Pierre Jurieu, printed in Deventer, 1684.

Contains a discussion of Juan de Palafox y Mendoza and the Jesuits in Mexico.

Signatures: [par.]⁸ ([par.]1 verso blank) 2[par.]⁶ A-R⁸ (R8 blank)

Errata: p. [6-7], 1st count.

Woodcut printer's vignette of Jesus Christ on the cross on title page; head and tail pieces; initials.

Backer-Sommervogel (1967 reprint) III: col. 323, no. 1.

Streit, R. bib. missionum, V:2570n.

Medina, J.T. Bib. hispano-americana, 1851.

Palau y Dulcet (2. ed.) 69677.

Bibliotheca Americana: catalogue of the John Carter Brown Library in Brown University, books printed 1675-1700, p. 224.

European Americana 690/76.

John Carter Brown Library copy imperfect: text block wormed throughout, affecting text.

John Carter Brown Library copy bound in contemporary full limp vellum.