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Early History of the Southwest through the Eyes of German-Speaking Jesuit Missionaries - A Transcultural Experience in the Eighteenth Century (Hardcover)
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Early History of the Southwest through the Eyes of German-Speaking Jesuit Missionaries - A Transcultural Experience in the Eighteenth Century (Hardcover)
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The history of the United States has been deeply determined by
Germans throughout time, but hardly anyone has noticed that this
was the case in the Southwest as well, known as Arizona/Sonora
today, in the eighteenth century as Pimeria Alta. This was the area
where the Jesuits operated all by themselves, and many of them, at
least since the 1730s, originated from the Holy Roman Empire, hence
were identified as Germans (including Swiss, Austrians, Bohemians,
Croats, Alsatians, and Poles). Most of them were highly devout and
dedicated, hard working and very intelligent people, achieving
wonders in terms of settling the native population, teaching and
converting them to Christianity. However, because of complex
political processes and the effects of the 'black legend' all
Jesuit missionaries were expelled from the Americas in 1767, and
the order was banned globally in 1773. As this book illustrates, a
surprisingly large number of these German Jesuits composed
extensive reports and even encyclopedias, not to forget letters,
about the Sonoran Desert and its people. Much of what we know about
that world derives from their writing, which proves to be
fascinating, lively, and highly informative reading material.
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