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Population of the Jesuit Missions of Paraguay

Population of the Jesuit Missions of Paraguay. Robert H. Jackson.

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Population of the Jesuit Missions of Paraguay

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  1. Population of the Jesuit Missions of Paraguay Robert H. Jackson Robert H. Jackson

  2. Beginning in 1607, Jesuit missionaries established and managed a chain of what eventually totaled 30 mission communities in southeast Paraguay and adjoining parts of Argentina and Brazil. The Jesuits settled thousands of Guarani on the missions. Robert H. Jackson

  3. The Jesuit Mission region. Robert H. Jackson

  4. A contemporary map of the missions located east of the Uruguay River. Robert H. Jackson

  5. The demographic history of the Guarani populations constitutes an important aspect of the development of the Paraguay missions. Epidemics swept through the mission communities periodically, but the Guarani populations also recovered or rebounded following the epidemics. The mission populations, particularly in the 18th century, were high fertility and high mortality populations that experienced slow to moderate population growth. The most severe mortality crisis in the missions occurred in the 1730s, when several epidemics culled the mission populations. Robert H. Jackson

  6. Total Population of the Jesuit Missions of Paraguay. Robert H. Jackson

  7. Crude Birth and Death Rates and Mean Life Expectancy in the Missions. Robert H. Jackson

  8. Total baptisms and burials recorded in selected years in the missions. Robert H. Jackson

  9. Burials Recorded in the Guarani Missions in 1733, 1736, 1739, and 1740. Robert H. Jackson

  10. Net Change in the Population of the Guarani Missions in 1733, 1736, 1739, and 1740 Robert H. Jackson

  11. Females as a percentage of total population in three missions. Women and girls constituted slightly more than half of the mission populations, and the ratio of males to females was fairly stable. This was important, because it meant that there was always a large pool of potential mothers. Robert H. Jackson

  12. In contrast, missions in California and Baja California evidenced a gender imbalance once the resettlement of new neophytes ended. Extreme examples of the gender imbalance were seen in Santa Cruz and Soledad missions in California, where females constituted a third or less of the total population in the late 1820s and early 1830s. The populations of both missions dropped significantly, and birth rates dropped in relation to total death rates. Robert H. Jackson

  13. Females as a percentage of total population at Santa Cruz mission, California. Robert H. Jackson

  14. Births and deaths at Santa Cruz mission, California. Robert H. Jackson

  15. Population of Santa Cruz Mission, 1791-1842. Robert H. Jackson

  16. Females as a percentage of total population at Soledad mission, California. Robert H. Jackson

  17. Births and deaths at Soledad mission, California. Robert H. Jackson

  18. Population of Soledad mission, 1791-1834. Robert H. Jackson

  19. Population of the Missions Located in Modern Paraguay. Robert H. Jackson

  20. San Ignacio Guazu, 1643-1802 Robert H. Jackson

  21. Vital rates in selected years Robert H. Jackson

  22. Population of La Fe Mission, 1643-1802.. Robert H. Jackson

  23. Vital rates in selected years. Robert H. Jackson

  24. Population of San Cosme y Damian, 1643-1802. Robert H. Jackson

  25. Vital rates in selected years. Robert H. Jackson

  26. Population in selected years. Robert H. Jackson

  27. Structure of the population of San Cosme in 1735. Robert H. Jackson

  28. Population of Santiago Mission, 1702-1802. Robert H. Jackson

  29. Vital rates in selected years. Robert H. Jackson

  30. Population of Trinidad Mission, 1707-1802.. Robert H. Jackson

  31. Vital rates in selected years. Robert H. Jackson

  32. Structure of the population of Trinidad in 1735. Robert H. Jackson

  33. Population of Jesus de Tavarangue Mission, 1702-1802 Robert H. Jackson

  34. Vital rates in selected years. Robert H. Jackson

  35. Population of Santa Rosa Mission, 1702-1802 Robert H. Jackson

  36. Vital rates in selected years. Robert H. Jackson

  37. Only several short fragments from baptismal and burial registers survive for the missions. This table summarizes a short run of baptisms recorded at Santa Rosa mission. Robert H. Jackson

  38. Baptisms recorded at Santa Rosa, 1806-1828. Robert H. Jackson

  39. Net change +/- in the Population of Santa Rosa, in selected years. Robert H. Jackson

  40. Population of Encarnacion de Itapua, 1643-1802 Robert H. Jackson

  41. Vital rates in selected years. Robert H. Jackson

  42. The largest number of Guarani missions were located in what today are the Argentine provinces of Misiones and Corrientes. Robert H. Jackson

  43. Population of San Ignacio Mini Mission, 1643-1802 Robert H. Jackson

  44. Vital rates in selected years. Robert H. Jackson

  45. Population of Santa Ana Mission, 1643-1802 Robert H. Jackson

  46. Vital rates in selected years. Robert H. Jackson

  47. Structure of the population of Santa Ana in 1759. Robert H. Jackson

  48. Population of Loreto Mission, 1643-1802 Robert H. Jackson

  49. Vital rates in selected years. Robert H. Jackson

  50. Population of Santa Maria la Mayor Mission, 1643-1802 Robert H. Jackson

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