The Bourbon monarchs who ascended the Spanish throne in 1700 attempted to reform the colonial system they had inherited, and, in particular, to make administration more efficient and cost-effective. This book analyses one aspect of the Bourbon reforms, which was the efforts to t…
Initial thoughts -- List of illustrations -- Introduction -- Preliminaries -- The Sierra Gorda and Texas missions -- The Bourbon reforms and the ex-Jesuit missions of Baja California and Northern Sonora -- The Jesuit missions among the Guaraní -- Congregation: The formation of t…
"The Bourbon monarchs who ascended the Spanish throne in 1700 attempted to reform the colonial system they had inherited, and, in particular, to make administration more efficient and cost-effective. This book analyses one aspect of the Bourbon reforms, which was the efforts to …
"The Bourbon monarchs who ascended the Spanish throne in 1700 attempted to reform the colonial system they had inherited, and, in particular, to make administration more efficient and cost-effective. This book analyses one aspect of the Bourbon reforms, which was the efforts to …