Rise,_Fall_And_Explusion_Of_The_Jesuits

Rise, Fall And Explusion Of The Jesuits The Rise, fall and Expulsion of the Jesuits The Jesuits are a sect of the Roman Catholic Church that came to South America to spread Christianity and establish missions in South America. This sect came to convert Indians in South America and promote a Christian Civilization. The Jesuits had a strong belief in their faith and deeply wanted to convert the native inhabitants to Christianity. The Jesuits are also known as the Society of Jesus which is catholic in nature. They were founded in the sixteenth century by Ignatius of Loyola. Their main area of operation was in what are today modern Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay. Their missions or reductions were set up in isolated of these regions. The Jesuits created legacy in South America which continues to this day. They Jesuits were very successful in their conversions, with the occasional relapse from the Indians. There influence and wealth is what lead to their eventual expulsion and will be the primary focus of this essay. The Jesuits first arrived on South American soil in 1549. At first it seemed the arrival was welcomed and their help would be much appreciated jesuits, reductions, spanish, portuguese, thousand, indians, mamelucos, gurnai, soon, paulistas, portugal, one, two, seven, reduction, against, about, war, treaty, over, left, crown, wanted, threat, now, madrid, hundred, felt, became, uruguay, upon, terms, started, spain, south, san