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  1. The Mission as a Frontier Institution in the Spanish- American Colonies. By Herbert Eugene Bolton by Goicovich, Francis

    Published 2024
    “…The importance of the text lies in its foundational nature, since it was the first work that positioned the missionary system as a characteristic element of the Spanish expansion, which marks an important difference with the English and American expansions (the Anglo-American expansion), who in general terms were never interested in evangelizing indigenous societies.…”
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  2. Abipon And Mbaya (Guaycuruan Family) Phytonymy and Zoonymy in the Records of Jesuits Brigniel, Dobrizhoffer and Sánchez Labrador (18th Century) by González Breard, Juan Manuel

    Published 2023
    “…Such records give an account of botanical and zoological knowledge belonging to these hunter-gatherer peoples of the Gran Chaco. From a missionary linguistics historiography perspective, we describe and compare this jesuit documentary work. …”
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