Documents pertaining to the administration and liquidation of the obras pías of the Jesuits following their expulsion from the Philippines 1743 Nov. 6-1804 Jan. 20.

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Documents pertaining to the administration and liquidation of the obras pías of the Jesuits following their expulsion from the Philippines 1743 Nov. 6-1804 Jan. 20.

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Letters, accounts, and receipts, dated 1743-1804 in Manila and Madrid, concerning the administration and liquidation of the obras pías (funds invested for charitable purposes) and other holdings of the Jesuits in the Philippines, following their expulsion from the islands in 1768.

30 items ([65] leaves) ; 31 cm. or smaller

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