Carta de P. Jayme de Aguilar al Miguel Antonio de Salcedo., Begins 07/27/1735 No date found in GAMMS

File — Box: 1, Folder: 16

Identifier: 35335

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

Begins 07/27/1735 No date found in GAMMS

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

1 AMs from Jayme de Aguilar, S.J. to Governor Miguel Antonio de Salcedo regarding hardships suffered by the Indians on the missions in 1734 and 1735, including smallpox and famine resulting in the deaths of as many as 16,000 people. The document is a copy and is cited in modern historical accounts (The Revolt of the Comuneros, 1721 - 1735, by Adalberto Lopez, 1976, p. 198, note 79). Reference to the pueblo of San Juan and the Tapes.

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

SAN JUAN - REFERENCE: Other Types

SMALLPOX - REFERENCE: Other Types

TAPES - RELATIONS - REFERENCE: Other Types

PARAGUAY -JESUIT ACTIVITIES: Other Types

FAMINE - REFERENCE: Other Types

AGUILAR, JAYME DE, S.J. - CORRESP.: Other Types

SALCEDO, MIGUEL ANTONIO DE - CORRESP.: Other Types

INDIANS - WORK CONDITIONS - REFERENCE: Other Types