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Disgraceful Jesuit Dismissals Reach Court and Rio Grande Exile
Reports from Madrid and Maragnan describe mass removals of Jesuit confessors from royal service and missions. The King appoints new confessors to the Royal Family while Jesuits face expulsion from Rio Grande and other missions. Spanish and Portuguese troops reportedly defeated by Tapas provoke political debate in court. Earthquakes hit the Azores, frontiers face epidemics, and naval dispatches hint at strategic moves amid global tensions.
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Mo“reyra
Oliveyta
da Costa
Don Pedro
Don Amonio
Don Emmanuel
Campos
Araccio
St. Peter of Alcantara
St. John the Evangelist
Don Antonio
Leffen
Maragnan
Rio Grande
Tapas
Gomez Fréyre
Paraguay
Azores
St. George’s
Tercera
Fayal
Madrid
Portugal
Almeida
Lisbon
Dentarik
Petersburgh
Jura
Poland
Mémel
Polit Nobbefiz
Fiett
Pomerania
Stettin
Thas