Title History of the triumphs of our holy faith amongst the most barbarous and fierce peoples of the New World / by Andrés Pérez de Ribas

Published [Tucson] : University of Arizona Press, ©1999

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Description 1 online resource (vi, 761 pages) : maps Contents Preface: The Historia and Its Translation -- Critical Introduction: The Historia and Jesuit Discourse -- The Historia -- Approval of Fray Alonso de la Corte -- Approval of Fray Juan Ponce de Leon -- Letter from the Author to the Very Reverend Fathers of the Company of Jesus -- Permission from the Superiors of the Company of Jesus -- Permission of the Ordinario. Bk. 1. Description of the Province of Sinaloa, the Nations That Inhabit It, Their Customs, and the First Penetration of the Region by Spaniards. Bk. 2. The Sinaloa Mission: Priests from the Company of Jesus Arrive in Sinaloa and Begin Their Ministry. Bk. 3. The Triumphs and Conversion to Our Holy Faith of the Three Principal Nations of the Great Rio Zuaque [Fuerte] Summary Considered by historian Herbert E. Bolton to be one of the greatest books ever written in the West, Andrés Pérez de Ribas's history of the Jesuit missions provides unusual insight into Spanish and Indian relations during the colonial period in Northern New Spain. First published in Madrid in 1645, it traces the history of the missions from 1591 to 1643 and includes letters from Jesuit annual reports and other correspondence, much of which has never been found or cataloged in historical archives. Daniel T. Reff, Maureen Ahern, and Richard K. Danford have now prepared the first complete, scholarly, and fully annotated edition of this important work in English. Pérez de Ribas was the first permanent missionary to the Ahome, Zuaque, and Yaqui Indians. After fifteen years on the mission frontier he was recalled to Mexico City, where he held various posts, including Jesuit Provincial. Addressed to novitiates ignorant of the challenges they would face in the field, his Historia was a virtual textbook on missionary work in the New World. Also written to encourage ongoing support of the Jesuit missions, it reflected the author's deep grasp of what rhetorically soothed and moved Church and Crown officials. Perhaps of greatest interest to the modern reader are Pérez de Ribas's often detailed comments on indigenous beliefs and practices. These firsthand observations provide a rich resource of ethnographic and historical data concerning everything from native subsistence, settlement patterns, and myths to the dynamics of Jesuit-Indian relations. The many cases of conversion that Pérez de Ribas describes are especially rich in ethnographic data, clarifying the values and beliefs from which the Indians were "rescued." History of the Triumphs is a primary document of great importance, made more valuable here by an exceptionally fluid translation and painstaking annotations. It will be a standard reference for all engaged in research on New Spain and a captivating read for anyone interested in this chapter of American history Analysis History of the Americas Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 741-751) and index Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Print version record Subject Pérez de Ribas, Andrés, 1576-1655. SUBJECT Perez de Ribas, Andres, 1576-1655 Pérez de Ribas, Andrés, 1576-1655 fast Pérez de Ribas, Andrés. Historia de los triumphos de nuestra santa fee entre gentes las más barbaras y fieras del nuevo orbe. swd Subject Jesuits -- Mexico -- History -- 17th century Jesuits -- Missions -- Mexico -- History -- 17th century SUBJECT Jesuits fast Jesuiten gnd Subject Indians of Mexico -- Missions. Missions -- Mexico -- History -- 17th century HISTORY -- General. Indians of Mexico -- Missions Missions Mission Indiens d'Amerique -- Missions -- Mexique. Jesuites -- Missions -- Mexique. SUBJECT Mexico -- Church history -- 17th century Subject Mexico Mexiko Genre/Form Church history History Form Electronic book Author Reff, Daniel T., 1949- LC no. 98040196 ISBN 9780816543786 081654378X

Other Titles Historia de los triunfos de nuestra santa fe entre gentes las más bárbaras y fieras del Nuevo Orbe. English

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