Letters and reports, 1744-1751.

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Letters and reports, 1744-1751.

Four holograph letters and reports from Sedelmayr concerning conditions at the Jesuit missions and the surrounding Pimerʹia Alta region. Includes reports on explorations to the Gila and Colorado Rivers which describe the terrain and customs of the people encountered.

.25 linear ft. (1 box).

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Tello, Tomas.

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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...

Sedelmayr, Jacobo, 1703-1779

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Nentwig, John.

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Stiger, Gaspar.

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Kino, Eusebio Francisco, 1644-1711

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Jesuit missionary assigned in 1687 to the Pimeria Alta, Viceroyalty of Mexico. From the description of Report of an exploration, written at Mission Dolores, Pimeria Alta, 1699. (University of Arizona). WorldCat record id: 31688441 Eusebio Francisco Kino (1644-1711), Jesuit missionary and explorer in Mexico and the American Southwest, became a priest at the age of twenty-one and in 1681 went to Mexico. He led an unsuccessful attempt to settle Lower California in 1683 and was ...