Reclamacion de Fr. Joseph de Palos...al Cabildo., 02/20/1732-04/02/1732

File — Box: 1, Folder: 13

Identifier: 35332

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

02/20/1732-04/02/1732

Collection-level Access Restrictions

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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

6 AMs sheets of a copied document by Fray Joseph de Palos, Bishop of Paraguay written on 20 February, 1732 regarding the expulsion of the Jesuits the previous day. Simultaneous to the expulsion of the Jesuits, Bishop Palos excommunicated the rebel Comuneros and placed the diocese under interdict. The following day, the Comuneros were informed that a large force of hostile Guaycurus was approaching Asuncion, and many of them requested that the Bishop lift the interdiction so that they could defend the city. Palos agreed to lift the interdiction if the Comuneros would agree to recognize the immunity held by ecclesiastics. This document was written on that day to the rebellious Cabildo (council). The document was copied and signed by witnesses on 2 April, 1732. References to the following: Juan Nunez de Mendosa, Domingo de Flecha, Ignacio de Lanza, Miguel Barrios, Martin de Barua, the Audiencia de Charchas, Joseph Gomez, S.J., Fr. Julain Vallejo, Fr. Alonson Melendez, Fr. Thomas de Villasanti, Diego de Avalos, Julian de Guerreros, Nicolas de Iriarte, Luis de Beytia, Nicolas de Lanza, Miguel de Lopez, S.J., Felix de la Rosa Villanubia, Antonio Zebreros y Zevallos and Pedro de Irtubey. Witnesses on the copy of the document are Pedro de Anguello, Pedro Fernando de la Torre, Miguel de Ledesma and two unidentifiable.

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

VILLASANTI, FRAY THOMAS DE - REFERENCE: Other Types

AVALOS, DIEGO DE - REFERENCE: Other Types

GUERREROS, JULIAN DE - REFERENCE: Other Types

IRIARTE, (FRAY?) NICOLAS DE - REFERENCE: Other Types

BEYTIA, LUIS DE - REFERENCE: Other Types

ROSA VILLANUBIA, FELIX DE LA - REFERENCE: Other Types

VALLEJO, FRAY JULIAN - REFERENCE: Other Types

IRTUBEY, PEDRO DE - REFERENCE: Other Types

LOPEZ, MIGUEL, S.J. - REFERENCE: Other Types

LANZA, NICOLAS DE - REFERENCE: Other Types

ANGUELLO, PEDRO DE - REFERENCE: Other Types

GUAYCURUS - RELATIONS REFERENCE: Other Types

MELENDEZ, FRAY ALONSO - REFERENCE: Other Types

GOMEZ, JOSEPH, S.J. - REFERENCE: Other Types

CHARCAS, AUDIENCIA DE - REFERENCE: Other Types

BARUA, MARTIN DE - REFERENCE: Other Types

LEDESMA, MIGUEL DE - REFERENCE: Other Types

COMUNEROS - REFERENCE: Other Types

BARRIOS, MIGUEL - REFERENCE: Other Types

LANZA, IGNACIO DE - REFERENCE: Other Types

FLECHA, DOMINGO DE - REFERENCE: Other Types

NUNEZ DE MENDOSA, JUAN - REFERENCE: Other Types

FERNANDO DE LA TORRE, PEDRO - REFERENCE: Other Types

PALOS, JOSEPH DE, BISHOP - DOCUMENT: Other Types

ZEBREROS Y ZEVALLOS, ANTONIO - REFERENCE: Other Types

PARAGUAY -JESUIT ACTIVITIES: Other Types