Distance management or Jurisdictional Reshuffling? The Jesuit Francisco Velho’s Proposal to Establish the Inquisition in the Philippines (1658)

This article aims to analyze the role of the Jesuit brother Francisco Velho as procurador general of the Jesuit Province of the Philippines in Madrid. During his stay at the Court, Velho presented three memorials that attempted to solve the difficult question of the spiritual dependence of the islan...

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Autor: Rodrigues Lourenço, Miguel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:Perú
Institución:Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Repositorio:Revistas - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/22593
Acceso en línea:http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/historica/article/view/22593
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Philippines
Maluku
Inquisition
Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction
Jesuits
Filipinas
Molucas
Inquisición
Jurisdicción eclesiástica
Jesuitas
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Sumario:This article aims to analyze the role of the Jesuit brother Francisco Velho as procurador general of the Jesuit Province of the Philippines in Madrid. During his stay at the Court, Velho presented three memorials that attempted to solve the difficult question of the spiritual dependence of the islands of Maluku. He proposed to the Consejo de Indias and the Consejo de la Suprema Inquisición the creation of a tribunal of the Holy Office in Manila. In this study we will analyze how the Holy Office was perceived in the strategy of the procurador general of the province of the Philippines. Likewise, we will consider why the project failed.