VISUAL CATALOG OF JESUIT MISSIONS IN SPANISH AMERICA
Contributors: Siller Camacho, Juan Antonio
Publisher: CAMBRIDGE SCHOLARS PUBLIS
Published: 2021
Place of publication: [S.l.]
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource]
ISBN-13: 9781527564190
Subjects: Missions; Religious buildings; History of the Americas; Colonialism & imperialism; Jesuits
Description: From the late sixteenth century until their expulsion in 1767, the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) played a pivotal role in the life of Spanish America. They educated the urban population, tended to the spiritual needs of city folk, conducted ""popular missions"" to correct doctrinal issues with the urban and rural populations, and administered missions among the indigenous populations on the frontiers. Jesuit missions stretched from northern Mexico to Patagonia in South America, and left a considerable historical and architectural heritage and patrimony. This volume outlines the historical develop.
Table of contents: title: Intro; title: Table of Contents; title: Chapter 1; title: Jesuit Missions in South America; title: Chapter 2; title: Chapter 3; title: Chapter 4; title: Chapter 5; title: Jesuit Missions in Mexico; title: Chapter 6; title: Chapter 7; title: Chapter 8; title: Appendix 1; title: Appendix 2; title: Selected Bibliography