A Vanished Arcadia: Being Some Account of the Jesuits in Paraguay 1607-1767

Chapter I:

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(p. 6) (footnote)

[‘Commentarios Reales’ (en Madrid CI}. I}CCXXIII., en la oficina]

where “}” marks a character that is the mirror image of “C”, which was formerly used in Roman Numerals as follows: “CI}” = “M” [1,000]; “I}” = “D” [500]; and subsequent “}”s multiply by ten, as “I}}}” = 50,000.

changed to:

[‘Commentarios Reales’ (en Madrid 1723, en la oficina]

Let us all take this moment to give thanks for Hindu-Arabic numerals, Amen.

(p. 19)

[‘Descripcion y Historia del Paraguay, ‘the Guaranís were spread]

changed to:

[‘Descripcion y Historia del Paraguay’, ‘the Guaranís were spread]

(p. 24) (footnote)

[del Sr Provisor Alonso Joseph Gomez de Lara.]

changed to:

[del Sr. Provisor Alonso Joseph Gomez de Lara.]

(p. 34)

[and his mother Doña Teresa Cabeza de Vaca,]

changed to:

[and his mother ‘Doña Teresa Cabeza de Vaca,]

as the best guess as to where the quoted section begins, which is later marked with a closing quote.