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Foreign News May 26, 1768

The Virginia Gazette

Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia

What is this article about?

Letters from Madrid dated March 10 report the expulsion of Jesuits from Peru with precautions matching those in other Spanish states, and the discovery of papers in their Quito college concerning the 1766 Madrid revolt.

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March 10. Letters from Madrid advise that the Jesuits were carried off from Peru with the same precautions as those of the same order were from the other states of his Catholic Majesty, and that there were found in their college of Quito some interesting papers concerning the revolt which happened at Madrid on Palm Sunday in 1766.

What sub-type of article is it?

Religious Affairs Colonial Affairs Rebellion Or Revolt

What keywords are associated?

Jesuits Expulsion Peru Quito College Madrid Revolt 1766

Where did it happen?

Peru

Foreign News Details

Primary Location

Peru

Event Date

March 10

Outcome

jesuits expelled from peru; papers on 1766 madrid revolt found in quito college

Event Details

Letters from Madrid advise that the Jesuits were carried off from Peru with the same precautions as those of the same order were from the other states of his Catholic Majesty, and that there were found in their college of Quito some interesting papers concerning the revolt which happened at Madrid on Palm Sunday in 1766.

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