BRB1305

Title

Subject

Description

The first book by a Mexican-born author printed in Europe, the Rhetorica Christiana was intended as a comprehensive source of instruction for sixteenth-century Franciscan missionaries to Mexico. It retains great historical value for its descriptions of indigenous Mexican culture and customs, and features twenty-seven engraved plates, including a fold-out view of Mexico City.

Creator

Valadés, Diego, 1533–

Source

BRB1305. Diego Valadés (1533–1582?). Rhetorica christiana ad concionandi et orandi usum accommodata, utriusque facultatis exemplis suo loco insertis; quae quidem ex Indorum maximè deprompta sunt historiis. Unde praeter doctrinam, sum̃a quoque delectatio comparabitur. Perugia: Petrus Jacobus Petrutius, 1579.

Relation

Illustrated

Format

Displayed as .jpg

Language

Latin

Type

Instructional Book

Collection

Welcome Additions

Citation

Valadés, Diego, 1533–, “BRB1305,” Bridwell Library Special Collections Exhibitions, accessed February 7, 2026, https://bridwell.omeka.net/items/show/1645.