Abstract

LOPEZ HERNANDEZ, Mariana. Amid the Sword, the Book, and the Pen. The Marquis of Moncada, a Translator of the 18th Century in New Spain. Estud. hist. novohisp [online]. 2022, n.67, pp.37-67.  Epub Jan 20, 2023. ISSN 2448-6922.  https://doi.org/10.22201/iih.24486922e.2022.67.77714.

This article analyses different legal documents regarding the life of the Marquis of Moncada. It examines two of his manuscripts to demonstrate that some military men read literature and practiced written translation in New Spain during the second half of the 18th century, besides performing their military labor.

Keywords : Army; New Spain; Translation; Prohibited Books.