Etiqueta: Angel Santos Hernandez

A large, accurate, and readable geographical, historical and ethnological volume based on records of Jesuit Missions in Alaska.

Well-organized summary of the rise and fall of the Jesuits in the colonial era concludes with their expulsion in the 1760s. Over half of text is a region-by-region survey extending from New Spain to Paraguay and Argentina. Also examines Jesuit missions, schools, and scientific work. Based on secondary accounts, well-footnoted –Handbook of Latin American Studies, […]