Jesuit Missionary Collection 1671-1749

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Jesuit Missionary Collection 1671-1749

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The collection documents the history of the Jesuit missions in Mexico. Letters by the padres, the Visitador Alvaro Flores de Sierra, and military leaders discuss the Seri Indian attacks on the missions and the need for military protection. Documents addressed to Juan de Yturberoaga, Procurador of the Province of New Spain, concern the distribution of supplies to the missions and their administration. Material also describes the difficulty of transporting cattle in the region.

Total Boxes: 2; Linear Feet: 0.5

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6349364

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Yturberoaga, Juan de.

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Flores de Sierra, Alvaro, d. 1673.

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Yturberoaga, Juan de.

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Vega, Bernardo de la

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Jesuits

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In 1534 Ignatius of Loyola, a Basque and former soldier, met in Paris with six companions to take a private vow of poverty and one to place themselves at the disposition of the pope. On September 27, 1540, Paul III issued the bull Regimini militantis ecclesiae, canonically establishing the Society of Jesus. The constitutions of the society were drawn up by Ignatius who submitted his work for approval in 1550. Along with working toward the spiritual benefits of its members, the aim of the order w...