Author: PALAFOX Y MENDOZA (Juan de):
Title: The New Odyssey of the Spanish Homer: Being the Travels of the Christian hero, Ulysses Desiderius Pius, Throughout the Universe, to the Palace of that Sovereign Princess styled the Science of Salvation. Contained in Nineteen Chapters, Rhapsodies or Visions; The whole making a fine Spiritual Romance, or, rather, a Sublime Allegorical Poem written originally in Spanish. Fourth Edition, carefully revised and corrected.
Description: Limerick: Printed by John and Thomas McAuliff, Booksellers, 1802. 12mo, 142 x 85 mms., pp. 182 [183 - 184 adverts], contemporary sheepskin (very worn), no prelims, very soiled and fingered,, a poor copy, having mostly its rarity and the list of subscribers to recommend it. The Spanish politician, administrator, and Catholic clergyman Juan de Palafox y Mendoza (1600 – 1659) emigrated to South America in 1640, arriving in Veracruz as Bishop of Puebla de los Ángeles. "Palafox founded the Biblioteca Palafoxiana, the first public library in the Americas, on 5 September 1646, stocking it with five thousand books of science and philosophy. He also founded the Dominican Convent of Santa Inés, the Colleges of San Pedro and San Pablo, and the girls school Purísima Concepción. He amended the by-laws of the seminary of San Juan, and worked diligently on completing the cathedral, which was dedicated 18 April 1649" (Wikipedia). I can't find any Spanish original, and I suspect that there isn't one. OCLC locates only the copy at the University of Limerick

Keywords: Irish imprint