Jesuit reductions
Jesuit reductions was a colony in Southern Cone (South America) that lasted from 1609 to 1767 CE, about 158 years. Its people spoke Latin and Romance languages (Latin, Italic, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Romanian).
About thirty mission towns where Jesuits gathered over 100,000 Guarani in Paraguay, Argentina and Brazil, protected from slave raiders by armed militias. They declined after the Jesuits were expelled in 1767.
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Facts
- Dates
- 1609 to 1767 CE
- Duration
- 158 years
- Type
- Colony
- Region
- Southern Cone, South America
- Language family
- Latin and Romance
Events in South America during its time
- Fall of Palmares
Neighbours in South America
- Portuguese Brazil
- Viceroyalty of Peru
- Viceroyalty of New Granada
- French Guiana
- Dutch Suriname
- Captaincy General of Chile
- Charcas (Upper Peru)
- Real Audiencia of Quito
- Governorate of the Río de la Plata
- Province of Venezuela
Elsewhere in the world at the same time
- Republic of Venice
- Swahili city-states
- Holy Roman Empire
- Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty)
- Ottoman Empire
- Ottoman Empire
- Portuguese Empire
- Kingdom of Kongo
- Mali Empire
- Ayutthaya Kingdom
Questions
When did Jesuit reductions exist?
1609 to 1767 CE, about 158 years.
Where was Jesuit reductions?
Southern Cone, in South America.
What language did Jesuit reductions speak?
Latin and Romance. This family includes Latin, Italic, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Romanian.