Letter: to the Reverend Padre Provincial Christóbal de Escobár y Llamas /by Sebastian de Sistiaga, 1743 Sep 19.

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Letter: to the Reverend Padre Provincial Christóbal de Escobár y Llamas /by Sebastian de Sistiaga, 1743 Sep 19.

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The letter acknowledges the Provincial's order to give control of the garrison at the Mission San Ignacio to the captain. Father Sistiaga records his reaction to the order and summarizes the history of the Jesuit missions in Lower California, their relations with the military and government, and stresses the importance of the missionaries retaining control over their settlements.

12 p.; 31 cm.

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Escobár y Llamas, Christobel de.

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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...

Sistiaga, Sebastian de, 1684-1756.

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Father Sebastian de Sistiaga (1684-1756), born in Mexico, entered the Society of Jesus, was a professor of literature at San Andrés College, and in 1718 accompanied Brother Bravo to the missions in Lower California. He worked in the missions for 29 years, first at Santa Rosalia and later San Ignacio. In 1747 he transferred back to Mexico. From the description of Letter: to the Reverend Padre Provincial Christóbal de Escobár y Llamas /by Sebastian de Sistiaga, 1743 Sep 19. (Unknown...