Letter to Juan de Palacios, 1696 Aug 10 / by Juan de Ugarte.

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Letter to Juan de Palacios, 1696 Aug 10 / by Juan de Ugarte.

A letter written by the Jesuit Father Ugarte, a member of the College of Mexico, to Padre Provincial Palacios containing a detailed history on the early California missions. Ugarte claims the preceding padre provincials did not provide enough money and the missions of San Isidro and San Bruno have deteriorated. He describes raising money for the missions of San Francisco Xavier and Loreto and hopes for increased support for further missionary work in California.

8 p.

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Ugarte, Juan de, 1662-1730

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Spanish clergyman. From the description of Juan de Ugarte memoirs, 1700-1724. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981644 ...

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...