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Challenging the "Black Legend"

Johannes Schmidt · Paper · Appendix

Appendix B: Private Libraries in the Viceroyalty of Peru

The number in [straight brackets] refers to the book's numbered assignment within its library.

  1. Dr. Agustín Valenciano de Quiñones · 1576

    A prominent physician and scholar of Leonese origin, his library held 235 books including 7 Salamancan authors.

    • [79] Domingo de Soto. De natura et gracia.
    • [121] Diego de Covarrubias y Leiva. In librum quartum Decretalium epitome.
    • [122] Diego de Covarrubias y Leiva. Practicarum quaestionum liber.
    • [212] Domingo de Soto. Commentaria in quartum Sentenntiarum.
    • [213] Diego de Covarrubias y Leiva. De Justitia et jure.
    • [214] Tomás de Mercado. Summa de tratos y contratos.
    • [234] Diego de Covarrubias y Leiva. Omnia opera.

  2. Dr. Gregorio González de Cuenca · 1581

    Oidor of the Real Audiencia of Lima, corregidor of Cuzco, and Governor of the General Captaincy of Santo Domingo from 1577 until his death, his library held 213 books including 14 Salamancan authors.

    • [79] Luis de Molina. De Hispanorum primogeniorum origine ac natura.
    • [113] Martín de Azpilcueta. Commento en romance, a manera de repetición Latina y scholástica de juristas, sobre el capítulo Inter verba.
    • [148] Cristóbal de Villalón. Provechoso tratado de cambios y contrataciones de mercaderes y reprovación de usura.
    • [149] Luis Saravia de la Calle. Instrución de mercaderes muy provechosa.
    • [164] Martín de Azpilcueta. Relectio sive iterate praelectio cpa. accepta, de restit. spoliat.
    • [166] Martín de Azpilcueta. Relectio cap. Ita quorundam, de Judaeis, in qua de rebus ad Sarracenos deferri, prohibitis et censuris ob id latis non segniter disputatur.
    • [169] Alonso de Castro. De potestate legis poenalis, libri duo.
    • [175] Francisco de Vitoria. Relectiones theologicae.
    • [177] Diego de Covarrubias y Leiva. Omnia opera.
    • [178] Alfonso de Castro. De justa haereticorum punitione, libri tres.
    • [194] Juan de Medina. De restitution et contractibus tractatus.
    • [196] Domingo de Soto. De ratione tegendi et detegendi secretum.
    • [197] Domingo de Soto. De Justitia et jure, libri decem.
    • [198] Domingo de Soto. Commentaria in quartum Sententiarum.

  3. Antonio Dávalos · 1582

    A colonial official who served as treasurer of the Royal Treasury at Rímac, his library held 75 books including 4 Salamancan authors.

    • [68] Alonso de Orozco. Historia de la reyna Saba quando disputó con el rey Salomón en Hierusalem.
    • [69] Alonso de Orozco. Cathecismo prouechoso.
    • [74] Alonso de Orozco. Epistolario Cristiano para todos estados.
    • [75] Bartolomé de Albornoz. Arte de los contractos.

  4. Fr. Alonso de Torres Maldonado · 1591

    A priest born in Andalucía who focused on teaching Christian doctrine and is especially remembered for his library, including 50 books and 4 Salamancan authors.

    • [2] Domingo de Soto. Commentaria in quartum Sententiarum.
    • [11] Francisco de Vitoria. Summa sacramentorum ecclesiae.
    • [16] Martín de Azpilcueta. Compendio y summario de confessors y penitentes.
    • [34] Domingo de Soto. Summulae.

  5. Hernando Arias de Ugarte · 1614

    A magistrate, official, and priest born in Bogotá who was bishop of Quito, archbishop of Bogotá, archbishop of La Plata, and archbishop of Lima; his library held 417 books including 8 Salamancan authors.

    • [93] Martín de Azpilcueta. Compendium manualis de quaestionibus.
    • [106] Martín de Azpilcueta. Obras de Navarro en tres tomos.
    • [107] Domingo de Soto. Obras en tres tomos.
    • [108] Juan de Medina. Codex de restitution et contractibus.
    • [122] Cristóbal de Villalón. Provechoso tratado de cambios y contrataciones de mercaderes.
    • [188] Alfonso de Castro. De potestate legis poenales.
    • [336] Diego Covarrubias de Leiva. Omnia opera.
    • [337] Luis de Molina. De Hispanorum primogeniis.

  6. Colegio Mérida · Jesuit Library, Nueva Granada · 1749-1780

    Founded in 1628 or 1629, this school - considered the first elementary and middle school in what is now Venezuela - formed part of a Jesuit school circuit throughout northern South America; its library held 883 books including 31 Salamancan authors.

    • [47] Martín de Azpilcueta. Manual de confesores y penitentes.
    • [56] Martín de Azpilcueta. Manual de confesores y penitentes.
    • [158] Melchor Cano. Relectio [de Sacramentis] de Paenitencia.
    • [218] Diego de Covarrubias y Leiva. In librum quartum Decretalium epitome.
    • [222] Diego de Covarrubias y Leiva. Practicarum quaestionum liber.
    • [224] Diego de Covarrubias y Leiva. Variarum ex pontificio, regio, caesareo jure resolutionum.
    • [455] Luis de Molina. De justicia.
    • [487] Luis de Molina. De Justitia et jure. De moralibus et tributis.
    • [664] Francisco Suárez. Opus de virtute et statu religionis.
    • [665] Francisco Suárez. Varia theoligica opuscula.
    • [666] Francisco Suárez. Disputationes metaphisicas.
    • [695] Francisco Suárez. Comentarios y disposiciones Divi Thomi.
    • [696] Francisco Suárez. Operis de divina gratia.
    • [697] Francisco Suárez. Varia opuscula theologica.
    • [698] Francisco Suárez. Complectens tractatum secundum de opera sex dierum ac tertium de anima.
    • [699] Francisco Suárez. Summa Theologiae de Deo uno et trino.
    • [700] Francisco Suárez. De censuris en comun.
    • [702] Francisco Suárez. Commentari et disputations in tertiam partem D. Thomae.
    • [726] Domingo de Soto. Sumulae.
    • [729] Francisco Suárez. Tractus de legibus.
    • [731] Francisco Suárez. Commentariorum ac disputationem in tertiam partem D. Thomae.
    • [732] Francisco Suárez. Opus de virtute et statu Religionis.
    • [733] Francisco Suárez. Disputatioum de censuris in communi, excommunicatione, suspension, interdicto et irreularitate.
    • [734] Francisco Suárez. De virtute et statu Religionis.
    • [735] Francisco Suárez. Pars secunda Summae Theologiae de Deo rerum omnium creatore.
    • [736] Francisco Suárez. Disputatioum de censuris in communi, excommunicatione, suspension, interdicto et irreularitate.
    • [737] Francisco Suárez. Commentariorum ac disputationum in terciam partem D. Thomae.
    • [738] Francisco Suárez. De virtute et statu Religionis.
    • [740] Domingo de Soto. De Justitia et jure.
    • [746] Domingo de Soto. Commentariorum in quartem Sententiarum. Y el 3 De Justitia et jure.
    • [753] Francisco Suárez. Commentariorum ac disputationum in tertiam partem D. Thomae.