Founded in the middle of the 16th century (more specifically in the year 1534) this is a Catholic religious order in the city of Paris. His precursor was the religious then declared Santo Ignacio de Loyola. The objectives of the founding of this company were, obviously, the extension and diffusion of the message of Jesus in those territories and communities in which it did not yet exist. One of the main and most outstanding works of this company took place in South America, in the current Argentine and Paraguayan territory.
In the American conquest the Jesuits arrived in the new territory in 1568 and settled in much of America. However, despite their remarkable work, King Carlos III expelled them through the Pragmatic Sanction on February 27, 1767. The unconditional support of the Jesuits towards the Pope and their growing power not only religious but also political originated the measure, Of the similar ones, since the Jesuits were the cause of many persecutions, Portugal being the first country to expel them in 1758.
The term Jesuit later gained popularity among Catholics and lost its pejorative meaning. Currently it is the religious order that has more masculine members, and the current Pope Francis belongs to it.
The purpose of creating order was to form a group of religious people, whether or not they are priests who are willing to serve mission where they need it. The priority was to spread Catholicism and cultural training, having been a great bulwark of the Counter-Reformation.
Jesuit companies exist to this day with a great presence in spaces such as Latin America, one of the most crucial moments in their history was the expulsion from America that they suffered in the 18th century at the hands of the Bourbon kings of Spain and other European dynasties. The Jesuits represented political and religious values that did not coincide with those of the kings (who wanted to limit papal power and centralize both political and religious power in their people).
It is also important to note that the Jesuits had achieved an incredible work of evangelization in America that went beyond religious issues, since they had given the indigenous communities different elements for their organization and subsistence. Today, the Jesuits continue to exist and have a large following around the world.
