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"If one could make alive again for other people some cobwebbed skein of old dead intrigues and breathe breath and character into dead names and stiff portraits...
That is history to me!"
~George Macaulay Trevelyan
1. It is 1767, The “Guarani Wars” are over, and Mendoza has
survived. He has been jailed by Spanish authorities, and is now
in court, charged with treason against Spain, punishable by death.
You are his lawyer. The facts you have to work with are those in
the film, and the “Jesuit Mission” handout. Write an opening
statement in his defense.
2. You are the Papal emissary, Altamirano. You have been sent,
as in the movie, to inspect the state of the Jesuit reducciones
and to make a recommendation to the Pope regarding what should
happen. Write a report to the Pope, summarizing what you have
found, and concluding with your recommendation.
3. You are a Spanish captain participating in the attacks against
the Jesuit missions. You are serious, ambitious, and tough---but
you are also a person of intelligence and conscience. Write a
letter to your family back in Spain explaining what you are doing,
and why.
4. You are Father Gabriel. The Spanish attackers are closing in,
and soon your missions will be destroyed. One of the young
Guarani asks you why you will not fight. What will you tell the
Guarani boy?
NEW ADDITION. 4th Quarter Freshman Research Project packet now downloadable here!
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