Jesuit, (NOT PERALTA) Stone Maps.

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deducer

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The Jesuits did use the backstaff as a navigational instrument. The backstaff, also known as the Davis quadrant, was a navigational tool commonly used by sailors during the 16th and 17th centuries to measure the angle of the sun or a celestial body above the horizon. The Jesuits, being explorers and missionaries, often utilized various navigational instruments, including the backstaff, to aid their voyages and expeditions.

Not as much as you think.

More often than not, and especially in Nueva España, they relied on something much simpler: indigenous guides. These guides were already traversing well-worn trails and paths, thousands of years old.
 

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Jesuits are members of the Society of Jesus, a religious order within the Catholic Church. As Catholic priests, they commit to a life of celibacy, which means abstaining from sexual activity.

They took vows, one of which was a commitment to celibacy.

But many did not uphold those vows, and especially once far away from authority, way up in the Pimeria Alta.

Some samples from one of several tomes of translated letters that were strictly between missions, and were never meant for official eyes.

Polzer is undoubtedly beating himself up in his grave for failing to have disappeared those scandalous letters along with their translations. :laughing7:

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More unattributed "evidence". In English!

I'm pretty sure Jesuits, Spartans and Popes break their vows of celibacy from time to time. I know many Catholics and I've never met a one who believed priests were holy, without sin and not subject to the same temptations as every other human.

Of course there are other possibilities. Jesuits can adopt. While they take vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience, they are not prohibited from adopting children. The decision to adopt would ultimately depend on the specific circumstances, regulations, and guidelines of the local Jesuit province or community.

One Jesuit priest who is known for adopting a child is Father Gregory Boyle. He is the founder and director of Homeboy Industries, a gang intervention and rehabilitation program in Los Angeles. Father Boyle has adopted two gang-involved young men, whom he considers his sons. His work with Homeboy Industries and his dedication to helping marginalized youth have made him a prominent figure in the community. He says he has no buried treasure or mines but all those Jesuits lie about treasure and mines.
 

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Thread locked because OP holyground deleted all the pictures and some members can't stop insulting.
 

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