Slaves of the Jesuits in the Memorials of the Province of Paraguay (XVIII Century)

The expulsion of the Hispanic territories surprised the Jesuits in a virtual reliance on a large population of African slaves. Towards 1767, more than 3,500 Afro-Americans were working in the Colleges and properties of the Company in Colonial Argentina. The slaves constituted an essential factor of...

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Autor principal: Troisi Melean, Jorge
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Publicado: Centro de Estudios Históricos Profesor Carlos S. A. Segreti 2004
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spelling I10-R307-article-232702021-06-01T21:55:10Z Slaves of the Jesuits in the Memorials of the Province of Paraguay (XVIII Century) Los esclavos de los jesuítas en los Memoriales de la provincia del Paraguay (Siglo XVIII) Troisi Melean, Jorge The expulsion of the Hispanic territories surprised the Jesuits in a virtual reliance on a large population of African slaves. Towards 1767, more than 3,500 Afro-Americans were working in the Colleges and properties of the Company in Colonial Argentina. The slaves constituted an essential factor of the Jesuit system. Almost a 30% of the Jesuit capital in the region was invested in them. With the purpose of administering that important mass of slaves, the Jesuits applied a coherent and methodical system that is largely reflected in their Memoriales, the specific orders and suggestions that the Jesuit Provincials elaborated in their personal visits to each College, approximately every three years. Mandatory read for the community, the Memoriales were conceived to include all the activities that were carried out, spiritual as well as material. Written in the same places where the difficulties and problems aroused, they reflected the daily life in Jesuit Colleges and properties. Based on the study of Memoriales of Paraguay, written during the first half of 18 Century, I analyze in this work the main guidelines of the Jesuit slavery policy, particularly with respect to conditions of life and disciplinary control. Hacia 1767, más de 3.500 esclavos afroamericanos se encontraban trabajando en cada una de las rancherías y las estancias de los colegios y residencias del territorio argentino colonial. Con el fin de administrar ese importante número de individuos, los jesuítas aplicaron un sistema coherente)' metódico, reflejado en sus Memoriales, las órdenes y sugerencias que los provinciales elaboraban en sus visitas personales a cada Colegio. Los Memoriales demuestran el cabal conocimiento de los hombres en pos del objetivo del mejor funcionamiento espiritual y material de la empresa jesuítica. La actitud de los jesuítas frente a los esclavos llegaba a guardar cierto nivel de reciprocidad que permitía, para unos, una mejor disposición al trabajo y para otros, atemperar las terribles penurias que conllevaba la esclavitud.. En contraparte, se desplegaba sobre la población esclava un estricto control, que incluía un amplio abanico de técnicas, desde las visitas frecuentes e inesperadas a los lugares de trabajo hasta el uso de informantes. El aceitado sistema no pudo, empero, evitar algunos conflictos, los que no nos permiten olvidar la fuerte relación de poder dominante/subordinado que se escondía detrás de un trato benevolente. Centro de Estudios Históricos Profesor Carlos S. A. Segreti 2004-12-01 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/anuarioceh/article/view/23270 10.52885/2683-9164.v.n4.23270 Anuario del Centro de Estudios Históricos Profesor Carlos S. A. Segreti; Núm. 4 (2004); 95-106 2683-9164 1666-6836 10.52885/2683-9164.v.n4 spa https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/anuarioceh/article/view/23270/23003 Derechos de autor 2004 Jorge Troisi Melean
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description The expulsion of the Hispanic territories surprised the Jesuits in a virtual reliance on a large population of African slaves. Towards 1767, more than 3,500 Afro-Americans were working in the Colleges and properties of the Company in Colonial Argentina. The slaves constituted an essential factor of the Jesuit system. Almost a 30% of the Jesuit capital in the region was invested in them. With the purpose of administering that important mass of slaves, the Jesuits applied a coherent and methodical system that is largely reflected in their Memoriales, the specific orders and suggestions that the Jesuit Provincials elaborated in their personal visits to each College, approximately every three years. Mandatory read for the community, the Memoriales were conceived to include all the activities that were carried out, spiritual as well as material. Written in the same places where the difficulties and problems aroused, they reflected the daily life in Jesuit Colleges and properties. Based on the study of Memoriales of Paraguay, written during the first half of 18 Century, I analyze in this work the main guidelines of the Jesuit slavery policy, particularly with respect to conditions of life and disciplinary control.
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