Jesuits and Asian Goods in the Iberian Empires, 1580–1700

Pedro Omar Svriz-Wucherer is PhD in History and Humanities Studies by Universidad Pablo de Olavide,Seville, Spain. His PhD dissertation was on the Guarani militias from Jesuit Reductions of Paraguay between 17th and 18th centuries. He is mainly preoccupied on how monarchies and Jesuits institutions and economic, social and cultural variables combined to defense the Spanish empire’s frontier.

• Introduction.- The Society of Jesus in a Global Perspective.- Macau, the “Gateway” to China: Exchanges, Routes and (Dis)Connections in the Jesuit’s Hands.- Buenos Aires, the Latin American “False Door”. Contraband and Exchanges in the Río de la Plata basin.- The long way to Paraguay. Routes, Asian Goods and Consumption in the Jesuit Missions.- Conclusions.

“The book under review results from a meticulous investigation of international archives in Buenos Aires, Macau, Rio de Janeiro, Bahia, Paris, Lisbon, Asunción, Madrid, and Seville. It serves as a compelling example of the new direction in global history … . the book remains an essential contribution to the fields of global history, the Iberian empires, and the Society of Jesus.” (Alexandre Coello de la Rosa, Journal of Jesuit Studies, Vol. 11 (1), 2024)