P. Gaspar Rodero en defensa de las misiones...Reales Cedulas., 01/01/1715-12/28/1743

File — Box: 1, Folder: 24

Identifier: 35343

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

01/01/1715-12/28/1743

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

40 typset sheets bound consisting of 7 documents. The first document is a typeset version of a defense of the missions by Gaspar Rodero, a handwritten copy of which is in the preceeding folder (Folder 23). The following 3 documents are royal Cedulas (1726), making decrees about the missions and their relations with the crown. The fifth document is an informe (8 Jan 1743) submitted to Fray Joseph Peralta, Bishop of Buenos Aires, concerning a visit to the mission by a church official. The sixth document is a letter from Bruno Mauricio de Zavala to the King (28 May 1744) concerning the use of Indians in military ventures. The seventh and final document is an excerpt from a royal decree of 1716 concerning the missions. The documents were printed in Spain some time after their writing. A handwritten note states that the documents are from the Archivo del Colegio de la Compania de Jesus de Alicante. References to the following: Andres de Leon y Garavito, Gregorio de Hinestrosa, Alonso Sarmiento, Sebastian de Leon, Ignacio Landau (cacique), Christoval Mancha y Velasco, Thomas Donvidas, Joseph Garro, Antonio de Vera Muxica, Juan Blazquez Valverde, Jacinto de Laris, Bartholome de Aldunate, Martin de Barua, the Conde de Salvatierra, Juan Vazquez de Aguero, Manuel Martinez de Carvajal, Miguel de Villanova, Pedro Faxardo, S.J., Jayme Aguilar, S.J., Balthasar Garcia Ros, Diego Ibanez, Felix Antonio de Villa Garcia, S.J., Fray Joseph Peralta, the Conde de Chinchon, Antonio Ruiz de Montoya, S.J., the Marques de Mancera, Joseph de Antequera y Castro, Miguel Salcedo and Andres de Robles. References to the following Indian tribes, peoples and towns: Tapes, Canoas, Chiquitos, Guaycurus, Charruas, Abipones, Mocobis, Mamalucos, Paulistas, Colonia del Sacramento and Monte Video.

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

MARTINEZ DE CARVAJAL, MANUEL - REFERENCE: Other Types

MAMALUCOS - REFERENCE: Other Types

FAJARDO, FRAY PEDRO, BISHOP - REFERENCE: Other Types

CHARRUAS - RELATIONS - REFERENCE: Other Types

GARCIA ROS, BALTHASAR - REFERENCE: Other Types

ABIPONES - RELATIONS - REFERENCE: Other Types

VILLA-GARCIA, FELIX ANTONIO DE - REFERENCE: Other Types

MOCOBIS - RELATIONS - REFERENCE: Other Types

CHINCHON, CONDE DE - REFERENCE: Other Types

TAPES - RELATIONS - REFERENCE: Other Types

MANCERA, MARQUES DE - REFERENCE: Other Types

COLONIA DEL SACRAMENTO - REFERENCE: Other Types

VAZQUEZ DE AGUERO, JUAN - REFERENCE: Other Types

MONTEVIDEO - REFERENCE: Other Types

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

ROBLES, ANDRES DE - REFERENCE: Other Types

PERALTA, FRAY JOSEPH, BISHOP - REFERENCE: Other Types

CHIRIGUANOS - RELATIONS - REFERENCE: Other Types

VILLANUEVA, MIGUEL DE - REFERENCE: Other Types

IBANEZ DE FARIA, DIEGO - REFERENCE: Other Types

RUIZ DE MONTOYA, ANTONIO, S.J. - REFERENCE: Other Types

ZAVALA, BRUNO MAURICIO DE - CORRESP.: Autographed Letter

INDIANS - WORK CONDITIONS - REFERENCE: Autographed Letter

ARCHIVO DEL COLEGIO DE ALICANTE - DOCUMENT: Other Types

CANOAS - RELATIONS - REFERENCE: Other Types

LEON Y GARAVITO, ANDRES DE - REFERENCE: Other Types

ALDURATE, BARTHOLOME DE - REFERENCE: Other Types

SALVATIERRA, CONDE DE - REFERENCE: Other Types

BARUA, MARTIN DE - REFERENCE: Other Types

LARIS, JACINTO DE - REFERENCE: Other Types

RODERO, GASPAR, S.J. - DOCUMENT: Other Types

RODERO, GASPAR, S.J. - REFERENCE: Other Types

VERA MUXICA, ANTONIO DE - REFERENCE: Other Types

BLAZQUEZ DE VALVERDE, JUAN - REFERENCE: Other Types

PAULISTAS - REFERENCE: Other Types

ZAVALA, BRUNO MAURICIO DE - REFERENCE: Other Types

GARRO, JOSEPH - REFERENCE: Other Types

DONVIDAS, THOMAS - REFERENCE: Other Types

LEON, SEBASTIAN DE - REFERENCE: Other Types

MANCHA Y VELASCO, CHRISTOVAL - REFERENCE: Other Types

LANDAU, IGNACIO (CACIQUE) - REFERENCE: Other Types

CHIQUITOS - RELATIONS - REFERENCE: Other Types

SARMIENTO DE FIGUEROA, ALONSO - REFERENCE: Other Types

HINESTROSA, GREGORIO DE - REFERENCE: Other Types

PAMPAS - RELATIONS - REFERENCE: Other Types

ANTEQUERA Y CASTRO, JOSEPH DE - REFERENCE: Other Types

GUAYCURUS - RELATIONS - REFERENCE: Other Types

PARAGUAY -JESUIT ACTIVITIES: Other Types