RT Book
T1 Jesuits in Spanish America before the Suppression: Organization and Demographic and Quantitative Perspectives
T2 Brill Research Perspectives in Humanities and Social Sciences
A1 Jackson, Robert H.
LA English
PP Leiden Boston
PB BRILL
YR 2021
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1751709647
AB From the late sixteenth century until their expulsion in 1767, members of the Society of Jesus played an important role in the urban life of Spanish America and as administrators of frontier missions. This study examines the organization of the Society of Jesus in Spanish America in large provinces, as well as the different urban institutions such as colegios and frontier missions. It outlines the spiritual and educational activities in cities. The Jesuits supported the royal initiative to evangelize indigenous populations on the frontiers, and particularly the outcomes that did not always conform to expectations. One reason for this was the effects of diseases such as smallpox on the indigenous populations. Finally, it examines the 1767 expulsion of the Jesuits from Spanish territories. Some died before leaving the Americas or at sea. The majority reached Spain and were later shipped to exile in the Papal States
NO Includes bibliographical references and index
CN D210
SN 9789004460348
SN 9789004460331
K1 History, Modern
DO 10.1163/9789004460348