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Leland Foerster
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Leland Foerster: "Vestments, San Javier"


"Vestments, San Javier"

Memorias were lists of the materials and supplies needed from Mexico City which were compiled each year by the Jesuits. The lists included everything from kitchen utensils to building materials and military equipment. In a 1725 Memoria, church vestments and furnishings accounted for one-sixth of the value of the total shipment. Among the items requested were: "four padre's capes, in red brocade or white silk, altar hangings, altar clothes, and chalice covers in rich cloths."

 
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