Demographic Change and Ethnic Survival among the Sedentary Populations on the Jesuit Mission Frontiers of Spanish South America, 1609–1803 The Formation and Persistence of Mission Communities in a Comparative Context
Despite the effects of epidemics of highly contagious old world crowd diseases, the native populations living on the Paraguay and Chiquitos missions survived and retained a unique ethnic identity. A comparative approach shows how demographic patterns on the Paraguay and Chiquitos missions differed f...
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| Language: | English |
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Leiden, Netherlands
Brill
2015
BRILL |
| Edition: | 1 |
| Series: | European Expansion and Indigenous Response |
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| ISBN: | 9789004284999, 9004284990 |
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Table of Contents:
- Intro -- Demographic Change and Ethnic Survival among the Sedentary Populations on the Jesuit Mission Frontiers of Spanish South America, 1609-1803: The Formation and Persistence of Mission Communities in a Comparative Context -- Copyright -- Contents -- General Editor's Foreword -- List of Illustrations, Maps, Figures and Tables -- Glossary -- 1: Introduction -- 2: Managing the Missions and Social-Cultural Change -- 3: Smallpox Epidemics and Smallpox Treatment -- 4: Demographic Patterns on the Paraguay and Chiquitos Mission Frontiers -- 5: Mission Demographic Patterns among Sedentary and Non-Sedentary Natives on the Frontiers of Spanish America: A Comparative Discussion -- 6: Post-Jesuit Expulsion Population Trends -- 7: Conclusions -- Appendix 1: Population of the Paraguay Missions, in Selected Years -- Appendix 2: Females as a Percentage of the Total Population of the Paraguay Missions -- Appendix 3: Marriages Recorded in the Paraguay Missions, in Selected Years -- Appendix 4: Vital Rates of the Paraguay Missions -- Appendix 5: Population of the Chiquitos Missions -- Appendix 6: Females as a Percentage of the Total Population of the Chiquitos Missions -- Appendix 7: Marriages Recorded in the Chiquitos Missions in Selected Years -- Appendix 8: Vital Rates of the Chiquitos Missions -- Appendix 9: Castillian Weights and Measures Mentioned in the Text -- Appendix 10: A Note on Colonial Spanish American Silver Coins -- Appendix 11: Area Measurements of Agricultural Land in Spanish America -- Selected Bibliography -- Index