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De Astorga y Cespedes, Diego, Public edict regarding banned works
Part of: IV. Censorship
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Edict baninng a text entitled, "Examen de la Tradicion del Pilar," and related works, refuting the legend that the Virgin Mary once visited Zaragoza. Astorga y Cespedes served only a few months in office, and may already have been replaced when this decree was issued.