Catarina de San Juan and her Biographer. Relations, Friendship and Edification in the Autobiography of José del Castillo Grajeda

This work brings to light a valuable document from 18th century Puebla: the autobiography of José del Castillo Grajeda. It was originally written as a penance in fourteen notebooks and was hidden for almost two centuries. It shows the process of maturity of its author and brings us closer to one of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: García Aguilar, Olimpia
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2009
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Estudios de Historia Novohispana
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/3670
Acceso en línea:https://novohispana.historicas.unam.mx/index.php/ehn/article/view/3670
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Catarina de San Juan
José del Castillo Grajeda
hagiografía
jesuitas
Puebla
siglo XVII
hagiography
Jesuits
18th century
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Sumario:This work brings to light a valuable document from 18th century Puebla: the autobiography of José del Castillo Grajeda. It was originally written as a penance in fourteen notebooks and was hidden for almost two centuries. It shows the process of maturity of its author and brings us closer to one of the most fascinating characters in the Puebla of that time: Catarina de San Juan, the China Poblana (the Chinese woman who resided in Puebla), because Castillo was one of her three biographers. The text analyzes the relationship between the Chinese woman and graduate Castillo and the enormous influence she exerted over him during the eleven years their lives were linked.