Abstract

JIMENEZ GOMEZ, Ramón. The “Seven Degrees or Paths” of the New Spain Hermit Fernando de Córdoba y Bocanegra: False Authorship and Appropriation of a Franciscan Mystical Treatise. Lit. mex [online]. 2024, vol.35, n.2, pp.41-69.  Epub Apr 07, 2025. ISSN 2448-8216.  https://doi.org/10.19130/iifl.litmex.2024.2/00sw17s0x8472.

The aim of this article is to demonstrate that the mystical treatise known as “Siete grados o sendas”, that historiography and literary criticism have attributed to the hermit and mystic of New Spain Fernando de Córdoba y Bocanegra (1565-1589), was not written by him, but copied entirely from a Portuguese Franciscan chronicle, translated into Spanish, that cir culated in the Hispanic territories at the end of the sixteenth century. It also explains the reasons why this hermit ̶ was influenced by Franciscan spirituality and interested in his soul being united with God ̶ he ap propriated this treaty, transcribed it and sought to have other devout people read it and take advantage of its contents.

Keywords : Fernando de Córdoba y Bocanegra; Hermit; Mystical Treatise; Franciscan Chronicle; Marcos de Lisboa; Appropriation.

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