Juan María de Salvatierra letters : mss., 1693-1703.

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Juan María de Salvatierra letters : mss., 1693-1703.

Letters by the Jesuit missionary, written from Mexico and Baja California, relating mainly to his missionary efforts and to the founding of the Nuestra Señora de Loreto Concho Mission in Baja California.

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Nuestra Señora de Loreto Concho Mission (Baja California)

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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...

Salvatierra, Juan María ˜deœ 1648-1717

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Jesuit priest who attempted to establish several missions in Baja California between 1697 and 1704. Salvatierra also authored several important histories and biographies about the missions and missionaries of the Spanish Southwest. From the description of Autograph letter : Loreta Mission, Calif., to Father Juan de Ugarte, 1698 April 17. (University of California, San Diego). WorldCat record id: 39266047 Founder of Loreto in 1697, the first permanent mission in Baja Californ...