The internal economic organization of the Jesuit missions among the Guarani.

From: International Social Science Review | Date: March 22, 2002| Author: Crocitti, John J. | Copyright information

Jesuit mission activity among the Guarani of Paraguay ranks as one of the most interesting affairs in the annals of colonial Latin America. Conceived as a means to proselytize among the Guarani while protecting them from Sao Paulo slavers and the corrupting influences of Spanish settlers, these missions, or reductions, came to play an important part in the economic history of colonial Paraguay. In terms of trade, the missions produced a variety of commercially significant products. ...

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