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DOI: 10.1093/obo/9780199766581-0243 Introduction The Jesuits have impacted the history of colonial Latin America as have few other religious orders. Founded in 1540 by Ignatius of Loyola and a group of companions, the Society of Jesus defined its profile from the beginning as an order devoted to apostolic activity, especially through missions, and education, which led it to promote new forms of preaching and teaching. Its expansion in the world coincides with the Catholic Counter-Reformation fostered by the Council of Trent (1545–1563), in which the Jesuits had a decisive participation. The growth and expansion of the order in Latin America was rapid and continuous. The first Jesuits arrived in Brazil in 1549, in Peru in 1568, and in Mexico in 1572, and they soon became involved in the main religious, social, economic, and political activities of each region. They founded numerous colleges and residences in the most important cities and dozens of missions, or

New yorkUnited statesMarkus friedrichRojo dannaOxford university pressSociety of jesusOxford universityStanford universityBoston collegeJesuit missions of latin americaStanford university pressLatin americaGeneral studiesIts empirePortuguese empireCynthia radding