"Enemies of the State": the detention in Spain of missionaries from the northern Frontier of México after the Jesuit Expulsión.

A prosopographic analysis reveals that Jesuit missionaries from the northern frontier of Mexico, detained as 'enemies of the state' after Spain's 1767 expulsion order, were perceived as a security threat due to their knowledge of frontier dynamics. Unlike their counterparts in South America, these missionaries were not deemed a threat upon arrival in Europe and were exiled in Italy. The study contrasts this group with Jesuits stationed among the Guaraní missions, highlighting differences in their treatment and fate post-expulsion.

Jackson, R. H. (2024). “Enemies of the State”: the detention in Spain of missionaries from the northern Frontier of México after the Jesuit Expulsión. Itinerantes. Revista de Historia Y Religión, 29–56. https://doi.org/10.53439/revitin.2024.1.03