Demographic patterns of sedentary and non-sedentary populations: Jesuit missions in lowland South America and Franciscan Missions in the Sierra Gorda Region of Mexico

This article discusses demographic patterns on Jesuit missions in lowlandSouth America (Chiquitos, Guaraní) and the Sierra Gorda region of Mexico, including the effects of epidemics of highly contagious diseases such as smallpox and measles. It examines the differences in the demographic profile of...

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Main Author: Robert H. Jackson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de Buenos Aires 2017-11-01
Series:Memoria Americana
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Online Access:http://ppct.caicyt.gov.ar/index.php/memoria-americana/article/view/10368/10603