catholic mission & settlement: links to the early ibero/catholic mission influences on the development of latin america

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1. Spanish & Portuguese America: Population
    settlement  
2. Mission settlement:
The Missions as Colonisers
Economics
3. Mission settlement by region
     a. Misiones Region
     b. Argentina
     c. Brazil, Paraguay & Uruguay
     d. Bolivia & Peru
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For this section casahistoria is indebted to the articles & powerpoint presentations of Robert H Jackson which give a unique and vivid picture of Spanish & Portuguese settlements and missions across the Americas, but especially in south America. This extensive library can be found collectively on this page as well as in the relevant individual casahistoria country pages.
Spanish settlement  

Portuguese settlement

 

 

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  • Click for  larger version of the map of missions in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay areain  PortugueseThis is a pdf fileRevisiting Japan’s ‘Christian Century’ by Derek Massarella, Professor of History, Faculty of Economics, Chuo University, Tokyo. Academic article ultimately looking at the christian missionary impulse and the treatment as well as response of missionaries in (16th/17th century) Japan. However it argues this in the context of theories expounded originally with relation to the missions of the Americas. Interesting initial section on the 16th century philosophical justification for missionary imperialism that centred on the question of whether the native (Americans) were or were not, natural slaves. If so, then the Spanish had the right, and the obligation, to conquer and convert them by force ...
  • The Jesuit Missions in the Americas Textual introductions, population data, original plans and present day images of Jesuit Missions across the Americas - Bolivia, Peru as well as the Misiones area -  (and beyond). By R H Jackson. Powerpoint pdf file.
  • The Jesuit Missions (Reducciones) in South America Outline of missions, Useful maps and a list of remaining missions. This will help to give a foundation of knowledge to make the most of the powerpoints. 
  • The Jesuit Missions in South America. Another clear overview. Also a good place to start
  • Mission Churches in Northern Mexico and Paraguay R H Jackson introduces this powerpoint with: "The missions, also known as doctrinas or reducciones, were to become politically autonomous indigenous communities, organized as Christian utopias. The new towns were to be built on a grid plan with a central plaza in the center of the town. The church was to be the dominant structure in the towns. Although there were differences in the mission programs in the various fringe regions of Spanish America, there were also many similarities, and the mission program followed a basic blueprint."  By R H Jackson. Powerpoint pdf file.
  • Missions on the Fringes of Spanish America: A Comparison  This is a compendium of the materials from most of R H Jacksons presentations on the Spanish, Portuguese and Jesuits. A large download, but a mass of visual evidence. Brief textual introductions place the developments in a context, then they are presented by geographical area. North America first, then South America (page 76) By R H Jackson. Powerpoint pdf file
  • Contemporary images of missions. What they look like today. RH Jackson powerpoint.
  • In God's Name Limited but useful images form a selection of Jesuit missions
The Missions as Colonisers  Economics

 

 

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3. Mission settlement by region:  
        a. Misiones region - general (North east Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, southern Brazil) 
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