The work of the Jesuit missionaries in Latin and South America

Study paper from 2004 in the field of History Europe - other countries - Middle Ages, Early Modern Period, grade: 1.0, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-University Greifswald (Historical Institute), course: Colonial Expansion, 9 sources in the bibliography, language: German, abstract: The discovery of America by Christopher Columbus in 1492 was set to radically change the history of entire nations in the Old World and especially in the New World. Adventurers, treasure seekers, criminals, and politically persecuted individuals saw an opportunity to find their fortune in the New World. The major colonial powers, on the other hand, sought not only to pursue power and wealth but also to establish European-Christian culture on the newly discovered continent. A significant support in this endeavor was provided primarily by European missionaries. They ensured, among other things, that the European conquerors in the.