La Recolección Mercedaria de El Tejar
By: Luis Octavio Proaño.
Publisher: L.O. Proaño
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Quito, Ecuador
Language: spa
Number of pages: 404
Subjects: Mercedarians -- Ecuador -- History.; Mercedarians. Provincia de Quito -- History.; Recolección Mercedaria de El Tejar (Monastery : Quito, Ecuador); Quito (Ecuador) -- Church history.
Description: "Thoroughly researched study of the art, architecture, and history of the Retreat House of El Tejar, one of the major gems of 'colonial' Quito. Emphasizes spiritual influence of the House and of its founder, Father Francisco de Jesús Bolaños"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.