Letters between Philip IV, King of Spain, and Sor Mariá de Jesús, abbess of Agreda
Overview
This collection consists of 47 letters between Philip IV of Spain and Sor María de Jesús, abbess of Agreda, with accompanying documents. Sor María's answers to the king's letters are, by his command, on the same sheets as his letters to her. Includes 2 letters from Francisco Andrés de la Torre, confessor of Sor María, to the king, as well as documents concerning the history of these letters.
Dates
- Creation: 1646 - 1662
Creator
- Philip, King of Spain, IV, 1605-1665 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
No access restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.
Extent
1 volume (90 leaves) : Binding: 18th century silk over paper boards, remnants of blue ties. Material: Paper. ; Volume measures 30.5 x 22 cm
Language of Materials
Spanish; Castilian
Physical Location
MS E25
Custodial History
Formerly in possession of Joseph de Herrera y Barnuebo (1727); given by him to the convent of Nuestra Sen̄ora de los Angeles del Pardo (1738).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Pro-Libros, 1961
Subject
- María de Jesús, de Agreda, sor, 1602-1665 (Person)
- Andrés de la Torre, Francisco (Person)
- Title
- Guide to Correspondence of Philip IV, King of Spain (1605-1665)
- Subtitle
- Letters between Philip IV, King of Spain, and Sor Mariá de Jesús, abbess of Agreda. Spain
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by am, 1961. Finding aid encoded by skt, 2006. Finding aid revised by ksc, 2006.
- Date
- 2006
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in English.
- Finding aid permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/10407/9965870366
- Preferred citation
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Correspondence of Philip IV, King of Spain (1605-1665), Department of Special Collections, MS E25, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository