The jurisdictional conflicts between the Archbishops of Manila and the Jesuits by the doctrines of Indians (XVI-XVIII Centuries)

Abstract

In this article are studied the jurisdictional confl icts between the archbishops of Manila and the Jesuits (16th-18th centuries). First I stress the interventionist attitude of the prelate in issues of civil government of those parishes administered by the religious orders, and particularly, by the Society of Jesus. Second I focus on the role of the Jesuit procurators in the courts of Madrid and Rome as a reaction to the hostility of the prelate fray Felipe Pardo (1677-89), debating about the convenience of continuing administering such parishes. Finally I conclude with the politics of the archbishop Diego Camacho y Ávila (1697-1705) and his attempt to visit the more than 700 doctrines or parishes of his diocese, putting special emphasis on the confl icts with the Society of Jesus.