Soberano Congreso De las Provincias Unidas..., Begins 05/01/1815 No date found in GAMMS
Scope and Contents note
The Argentinean Jesuits Collection consists of eleven documents from early nineteenth century Buenos Aires, during the period of the return of the Society of Jesus and the South American liberation from Spain. The collection covers a variety of topics relating to the Society of Jesus in Buenos Aires. The first two documents from 1800 to 1802, relate to the Capuchin fathers in Buenos Aires. Several of the documents in the collection are petitions to the governing body of Buenos Aires, the Cabildo and the Soberano Congreso, asking for the return of the order. Two documents discuss Jesuit finances, including transportation costs for members from Europe to the Americas. The only letter in the collection discusses the Society's authority to ban distribution of immoral books. A document addresses the need for independence of the United Provinces.
Dates
- Begins 05/01/1815 No date found in GAMMS
Collection-level Access Restrictions
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Extent
From the Collection: 0.20 Linear Feet (1 Hollinger Slim Document Case)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: Spanish; Castilian
Shelf Location
8/11/6F
Container Summary
1 AMs sheet, folded once, consisting of the first page of a draft of a petition by unnamed citizens to the Sovereign Congress of the United Provinces of South America that the Society of Jesus be reinstated in Buenos Aires. The text is exactly that of the document in Folder 4 and is probably a later draft of that document. Reference to Pope Pius VII's Bull reinstating the Society.
Subjects and Associated Physical Materials
REINSTATEMENT OF JESUITS - PETITION: Other Types
SOBERANO CONGRESO - PETITION: Other Types
PIUS VII - REFERENCE: Other Types
SOLLICITUDO OMNIUM ECCLESIARUM - REFERENCE: Other Types
UNITED PROVINCES OF SOUTH AMERICA - DOCUMENT: Other Types
Repository Details
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository
Lauinger Library, 5th Floor
37th and O Streets, N.W.
Washington DC 20057
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