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Early History of the Southwest through the Eyes of German-Speaking Jesuit Missionaries: A Transcultural Experience in the Eighteenth Century

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The history of the US has been deeply decided by Germans during time, but hardly anyone has noticed that this was once the case in the Southwest as well, referred to as Arizona/Sonora today, in the eighteenth century as Pimería Alta. This was once the area where the Jesuits operated all by themselves, and many of them, a minimum of 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 when it comes to settling the native population, teaching and converting them to Christianity. On the other hand, on account 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 once banned globally in 1773. As this book illustrates, a surprisingly large number of these German Jesuits composed extensive reports and even encyclopedias, not to overlook 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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