The history of the United States has been deeply determined by Germans throughout time; but hardly anyone has noticed that this was the case in the Southwest as well; known as Arizona/Sonora today; in the eighteenth century as PimerÃa Alta. This was the area where the Jesuits operated all by themselves; and many of them; at least since the 1730s; originated from the Holy Roman Empire; hence were identified as Germans (including Swiss; Austrians; Bohemians; Croats; Alsatians; and Poles). Most of them were highly devout and dedicated; hard working and very intelligent people; achieving wonders in terms of settling the native population; teaching and converting them to Christianity. However; because of complex political processes and the effects of the ‘black legend’ all Jesuit missionaries were expelled from the Americas in 1767; and the order was banned globally in 1773. As this book illustrates; a surprisingly large number of these German Jesuits composed extensive reports and even encyclopedias; not to forget letters; about the Sonoran Desert and its people. Much of what we know about that world derives from their writing; which proves to be fascinating; lively; and highly informative reading material.
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