An account of the Tarahumara missions : and a description of the tribe of the Tarahumaras and of their country, March 20, 1683.

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An account of the Tarahumara missions : and a description of the tribe of the Tarahumaras and of their country, March 20, 1683.

Photocopy of typed translation of Ratkay's 1683 report to religious officials back in Austria, written from the Carachic Mission. Most of the 69-page account describes the customs and beliefs of the Tarahumara Indians, but the last section contains historic information about the Jesuit missions in the region.

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University of Arizona Libraries

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Ratkay, Juan María.

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Austrian Jesuit missionary to the Jesús Cárichic Mission, Tarahumara, Mexico, in the late 17th century; his original name is signed on the document as Joannes Rattkey. From the description of An account of the Tarahumara missions : and a description of the tribe of the Tarahumaras and of their country, March 20, 1683. (University of Arizona). WorldCat record id: 28168492 ...

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...