They were recruited by Tome de Sousa which was the governor-general and he wanted them to fulfill the crowns wishes for a converted Indian population. ... In Sao Paulo, they came across an enigmatic Jesuit named Ruiz de Montoya he soon became to supreme leader to all the Jesuits. ... Furthermore, the governor of Rio de la Plata province had little incentive to send scarce troops and supplies against an enemy who was nominally of the same nationality. ... The Jesuits traveled into the Rio Grande de Sol region, there they began to set up reductions. ...

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