(855) 4-ESSAYS

Type a new keyword(s) and press Enter to search

Rise, Fall And Explusion Of The Jesuits


Usually their grandchildren and always their great grandchildren were reckoned Spaniards. From this stock the Jesuits drew many of their most enterprising priests". The reductions has also included approximately seven hundred five thousand head of cattle, forty thousand oxen ninety nine thousand horses, two hundred and thirty thousand sheep, fourteen thousand mules and eight thousand donkeys. .
             The Jesuits soon reclaimed the land they that had been taken by the Mamelucos. With their land restored the soon encompassed what is today the Rio Grande de Sol. Although, with the introduction.
             of the Treaty of Madrid which corrected the problems of the treaty of Tordesillas. The Jesuits lost much land along the Uruguay River because of this treaty. With this the people of Buenos Aires wanted to seize an opportunity to increase their wealth. They had no positive feelings for the Jesuits and felt that they had kept prosperous trade with the Gurnai from occurring. .
             Because of their success, the fourteen thousand Jesuits who had volunteered over the years to serve in Paraguay gained many enemies. They were a continual goad to the settlers, who viewed them with envy and resentment and spread rumors of hidden gold mines and the threat to the crown from an independent Jesuit republic. To the crown the reductions seemed like an increasingly ripe plum, ready for the picking. There was period of intense deliberations between the Jesuits and the Crown and caused a feeling of unease over the situation in the seven reductions. The Gurnai were soon asked to leave their homeland and the adamantly refused. They felt this because the Portuguese in Buenos Aires were not made to their homes. Both governments sought a solution, but it became apparent that the Indians would not accept the terms of the Treaty of Madrid. .
             The reductions fell prey to changing times. During the 1720's and 1730's Paraguayan settlers rebelled against Jesuit privileges and the government that protected them.


Essays Related to Rise, Fall And Explusion Of The Jesuits


Got a writing question? Ask our professional writer!
Submit My Question