Guaraníes y jesuitas de la tierra sin mal al paraíso
By: Lucía Gálvez ; ilustraciones, Oscar Rojas.
Series: Sudamericana joven.; 5
Publisher: Editorial Sudamericana
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Buenos Aires
Language: spa
Number of pages: 412
Subjects: Jesuits -- Missions -- Paraguay.; Jesuits -- Missions -- South America.; Guarani Indians -- Missions.
Description: "Overview of the Jesuit missions among the Guarani stresses everyday life. Beginning with Tupí-Guaraní life at the time of the conquest, author traces the missions through their 'heroic age' (1609-37), the period of bandeirante attacks (1628-41), and era of consolidation and demographic growth (1641-1750). Each section contains sidebars with relevant documents"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 401-406).