1. Rise, Fall And Explusion Of The Jesuits
... were abundant in the reductions. The Jesuits had little protection from the Paulistas and Mamelucos raids. Furthermore, the governor of Rio de la Plata province had little incentive to send scarce troops and supplies against an enemy who was nominally of the same nationality. In one such raid in 1629, about 3000 Paulistas destroyed the reductions in their path by burning ... were abundant in the reductions. The Jesuits had little protection from the Paulistas and Mamelucos raids. Furthermore, the governor of Rio de la Plata province had little incentive to send scarce troops and supplie...
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