Breve relación de las misiones del Paraguay
By: José Cardiel ; estudio preliminar de Ernesto J. A. Maeder.
Contributors: Maeder, Ernesto J. A.
Series: Colección identidad nacional ;; 28; Colección Identidad nacional (Argentina. Secretaría de Cultura) ;; 28.
Publisher: Secretaría de Cultura de la Nación; Ediciones Theoría
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Buenos Aires
Language: spa
Number of pages: 188
Subjects: Jesuits -- Missions -- Paraguay -- Early works to 1800.; Guarani Indians -- Missions -- Early works to 1800.
Genres: Early works to 1800.
Description: "A reprint of the strong defense of the Jesuit missions written by a priest who served in several missions throughout the La Plata region and was himself expelled from the region in 1768. Cardiel's classic work combines a detailed description of the mission and the work of the missionaries with a strong defense of Jesuit activities"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Written 1771, but originally published 1913.