Declaracion de Bruno de Zavala al Presidente de Chile., 08/20/1735-10/19/1735

File — Box: 1, Folder: 17

Identifier: 35336

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

08/20/1735-10/19/1735

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

2 loose AMs sheets containing a copied declaration from Don Bruno Mauricio de Zavala, Governor of Buenos Aires, regarding the pacification of the rebellion in Paraguay. The statement was written in Asuncion in August, 1735, and is addressed to the President of Chile in October, 1735. A copy of the statement is in the document in Folder 20. Much of the discussion involves the Jesuits and the violation of their ecclesiastical immunity by the Comuneros. References to the follwing: Ignacio de Soroeta, Joseph Ruiz de Arellano, Martin de Mena, Francisco Conzo, Matheo de Urquizo, Mathias de Zorrilla, Andres Felis Quinones, Pasqual de Iriarte and Mathias de Pardonas.

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

IRIARTE, PASQUAL DE - REFERENCE: Other Types

ZORRILLA, MATHIAS DE - REFERENCE: Other Types

SOROETA, IGNACIO DE - REFERENCE: Other Types

ARELLANO, JOSEPH RUIZ DE - REFERENCE: Other Types

PARAGUAY -JESUIT ACTIVITIES: Other Types

URQUIZO, MATHEO DE - REFERENCE: Other Types

CONZO, FRANCISCO - REFERENCE: Other Types

MENA, MARTIN DE - REFERENCE: Other Types

PARDONAS, MATHIAS DE - REFERENCE: Other Types

CHILE, PRESIDENTE DE - DOCUMENT: Other Types

QUINONES, ANDRES FELIS - REFERENCE: Other Types

ZAVALA, BRUNO MAURICIO DE - DOCUMENT: Other Types