Uns non suffucit orbis. The Jesuits, the map of the world and the peripheral cartographies.

Authors

  • Arthur H. Franco Barcelos Universidade Federal do Rio Grande – FURG, Rio Grande, Brasil.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31057/2314.3908.v5.n1.17653

Keywords:

Jesuits, cartography, missions

Abstract

There was a time when the world had only four parts. At least so Europeans believed from the sixteenth century. Europe, Asia, and Africa were the three parts the world had always had since creation. From 1492 what was doubt became certain, there was a fourth part. America thus entered the geography of the world of Europeans. And in sacred geography. It was necessary to explain this New World, its flora, its fauna and its inhabitants. Among the most dedicated to do so were the Jesuits. First, describing this great world, where they went as missionaries. Then detailing their regions and peoples. There arises a vast cartography and the idea that a world alone was not enough for the spiritual achievements made in the name of God.

Author Biography

  • Arthur H. Franco Barcelos, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande – FURG, Rio Grande, Brasil.
    Professor da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande – FURG, Rio Grande, Brasil.

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Published

2017-03-28

How to Cite

Uns non suffucit orbis. The Jesuits, the map of the world and the peripheral cartographies. (2017). Antiguos Jesuitas En Iberoamérica, 5(1), 64-83. https://doi.org/10.31057/2314.3908.v5.n1.17653

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