Sobre que se les pague a los Yndios..., 07/14/1677-12/23/1677

File — Box: 1, Folder: 7

Identifier: 35326

Collection-level Scope and Content Note

From the Collection:

The Paraguayan Jesuits Collection consists of 20 manuscript and 4 printed documents ranging in date from 1639 to about 1744. A number of the manuscripts deal with the employment of Indian laborers from the Jesuit 'reductions' on the fortification of the ports of Buenos Aires; others touch on the incursions of hostile Indians against the reductions. A major emphasis of the collection, however, is on the continuing struggle between the Jesuits and the antagonistic representatives of the Church and the Spanish government.

There are manuscripts giving detailed responses to the anti-Jesuit memorials of Diego de Villalon (envoy to Spain of Archbishop Bernardino de Cardenas) in the 1650's; rebutting the charges brought by Martin de Barua in the 1730's; and, finally, a very lengthy 'examen' of the manifesto written by the Redemptorist Miguel de Vargas Machuca, dating from about 1740 and providing in its course a rather full survey of the Jesuits' difficulties with their ecclesiastical and governmental opponents. A brief survey of the available histories indicates that previous historians may not have been aware of all but two of the documents.

Dates

07/14/1677-12/23/1677

Collection-level Access Restrictions

Most manuscripts collections at the Georgetown University Booth Family Center for Special Collections are open to researchers; however, restrictions may apply to some collections. Collections stored off site require a minimum of three days for retrieval. For use of all manuscripts collections, researchers are advised to contact the Booth Family Center for Special Collections in advance of any visit.

Extent

From the Collection: 0.5 Linear Feet (1 box)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: Spanish; Castilian

Additional Description

Shelf Location

8/11/3F

Container Summary

14 AMs sheets containing 9 closely related documents copied out together into one text. The main subject of the documents is the payment of Indians who worked on the public buildings in Buenos Aires, Santiago (San Ygnacio Santiago) and Santa Fe. According to the documents, the Indians were induced to work for the government and were never paid. Four of the documents are written by Don Felipe Rege Corvalan (Phelipe Rexe Gorbalan), Governor of Paraguay (1671 - 1681) and seem to have been written for the King and his representatives. References to the following: Antonio Gonzales, Juan de Grisuela(?), Juan de Herrera y Abreu(?) (document by), Lasaro Gallejo(?), Juan Patino de Haro (brief document by), Lasaro Garcia de Lajara, Pedro de Galdivia(?) y Grisuela(?) (document by), Estevan Rodriguez de Carvajal (2 brief documents by), Juan Guerrero, Francisco de Aguero, Juan Ortiz de Zarate(?), Rodrigo de Rojas Aranda and Juan de Vargas Machuca.

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

RODRIGUEZ DE CARVAJAL, ESTEVAN - DOCUMENT: Other Types

GUERRERO, JUAN - REFERENCE: Other Types

AGUERO, FRANCISCO DE - REFERENCE: Other Types

ORTIZ Y ZARATE, JUAN DE - REFERENCE: Other Types

ROJAS ARANDA, RODRIGO DE - REFERENCE: Other Types

VARGAS MACHUCA, JUAN DE - REFERENCE: Other Types

SANTA FE, PUBLIC WORKS - REFERENCE: Other Types

SANTIAGO, PUBLIC WORKS - REFERENCE: Other Types

BUENOS AIRES, PORT OF - REFERENCE: Other Types

INDIANS - WORK CONDITIONS - REFERENCE: Other Types

GALLEJO, LASARO - REFERENCE: Other Types

GARCIA DE LAJARA, LASARO - REFERENCE: Other Types

REGE CORVALAN, FELIPE - DOCUMENTS: Other Types

GRISUELA, JUAN DE - REFERENCE: Other Types

GONZALES, ANTONIO - REFERENCE: Other Types

HERRERA Y ABREU, JUAN DE - DOCUMENT: Other Types

PARAGUAY -JESUIT ACTIVITIES: Other Types

GALDIVIA Y GRISUELA(?), PEDRO DE - DOCUMENT: Other Types

PATINO DE HARO, JUAN - DOCUMENT: Other Types