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Book Title: Charity For And By The Poor: Franciscan And Indigenous Confr...
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Author: Laura Dierksmeier
Publication Name: Charity for and by the Poor : Franciscan and Indigenous Confraternities in Mexico, 1527-1700
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Publication Year: 2020
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 18.6 Oz
Number of Pages: 238 Pages