Editing Dominican Order (section)

=== 18th century ===
In 1731, a book entitled "''The second volume of the history of the Province of Spain of the Order of Preachers, chronicling the progress of their foundations and the lives of illustrious figures,"'' was written by the chronicler of the Order of Preachers and the province of Spain, the General Preacher [[Friar|Fr.]] Manuel Joseph de Medrano, [[Prior (ecclesiastical)|Prior]] of the [[convent]] of Santo Domingo in [[Guadalajara, Spain|Guadalajara]]. Medrano, a native of [[Logroño]], dedicated his book to, and under the protection of the Illustrious and Reverend Lord D. Fr. Francisco Lasso de la Vega y Cordova, [[bishop]] of [[Plasencia]], with privilege, printed in [[Madrid]] at the printing press of Geronimo Roxo.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Medrano |first=Manuel Joseph de |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WZewkYse_VsC&pg=PP9 |title=Historia de la provincia de Espana, de la orden de predicadores...Escriviala el presentado Fr. Manuel Joseph de Medrano,... |date=1731 |publisher=en la oficina de D. Gabriel del Barrio |language=es}}</ref>

In addition to his historical works, Fr. Manuel Joseph de Medrano, ''Predicador'' General and ''Choronista'' of the Dominican Order, also played a major theological role in defending [[Girolamo Savonarola|Savonarola's]] reputation in the early 18th century.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Tertulia historica y apologetica, o examen critico, donde se averigua en el chrisòl de monumentos antiguos, y escritores de mayor autoridad, lo que contra ... pp. 14-53. |url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=ucm.5327253596&seq=1&q1=Medrano |access-date=2025-05-08 |website=HathiTrust |language=en}}</ref> His ''Vida de la admirable Virgen Santa Inés de Monte Policiano'' included a defense of Savonarola’s sanctity and prophetic mission. Medrano's scholarship was recognized and discussed in the ''Tertulia histórica y apologética'' (Zaragoza, c. 1730) by the jurist Doctor Jayme Ardanaz y Centellas,<ref name=":1" /> which presented a scholarly dialogue addressing criticisms of Savonarola raised by the Benedictine scholar [[Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro|Benito Jerónimo Feijóo]]. This Spanish Dominican contribution reflects a broader European Catholic engagement with Savonarola’s legacy in the pre-modern period.<ref name=":1" />