NotesAbout the author:Robert Bontine Cunninghame Graham (1852-1936)Born in London. Lived in Argentina, mostly ranching, from 1869 to 1883, when he returned to Scotland. Member of the British House of Commons for North West Lanark (1886-1892). Strong socialist tendencies. Was elected first president of the Scottish Labour Party in 1888, first president of the National Party of Scotland in 1928, and first Honorary President of the Scottish National Party in 1934. Died in Argentina. He was the model for a number of fictional characters in books by his friend, Joseph Conrad, and also by G. B. Shaw.Notes to the etext:Corrections made:Chapter I:(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.Chapter II:(p. 52) (footnote)[de la Compagnie de Jésus, vol. iii., cap v., p. 322]changed to:[de la Compagnie de Jésus’, vol. iii., cap v., p. 322](p. 74)[militia of the missions could no nothing with their bows and arrows]changed to:[militia of the missions could do nothing with their bows and arrows]Chapter V:(p. 129)[to divine will, which, will, as the Bishop]changed to:[to divine will, which will, as the Bishop](p. 131) (footnote)[[121] Exod. xxxii. 27.]updated to:[[121] Exod. 32:27.](p. 138)[sending to him one Father Lopez, Provincial of the Dominicians.]changed to:[sending to him one Father Lopez, Provincial of the Dominicans.]Chapter VI:(p. 181) (footnote)[‘Declaracion de la Verdad, p. 295:]changed to:[‘Declaracion de la Verdad’, p. 295:](p. 184) (footnote)[la Historia del Paraguay’, etc., cap. i., vol. ii.]changed to:[la Historia del Paraguay’, etc., cap. i., vol. ii.).]Chapter IX:(p. 237)[After negotiations, lasting many years, in 1758 a treaty was signed]changed to:[After negotiations, lasting many years, in 1750 a treaty was signed]15 January 1750, to be exact.Chapter X:(pp. 263-264) (footnote)[Ibañez rarely spoke he truth, not even when it would]changed to:[Ibañez rarely spoke the truth, not even when it would](p. 268) (footnote)[The war commenced in 1868 and finished in 1870,]changed to:[The war commenced in 1865 and finished in 1870,](the dates generally given for this war, though the opening stages arguably occurred late in 1864.)(p. 275)[signed by the celebrated Nicolas Ñeengiurú and other Indians,]changed to:[signed by the celebrated Nicolas Ñeenguirú and other Indians,]and:[the family of the Ñeengiurú had been well known]changed to:[the family of the Ñeenguirú had been well known](as it appears elsewhere in the text)(p. 276)[the flattering of Nicolas Ñeengiuru]changed to:[the flattering of Nicolas Ñeenguiru]This wrong spelling is given throughout Chapter X, but Chapter X only. Elsewhere, the accents are occasionally missing from a name that seems to be the same.The original Index has been omitted as unnecessary in a searchable text.This etext was transcribed from the edition published in London in 1901.The excellent film, “The Mission” (1986), was based on events apparently related to the ‘Jesuit War’ referred to in Chapter IX.HTML 4.0, the current standard at the time this file was created, does not recognize the breve accent for the letter i, but following the standard for (a breve), I have gone ahead and coded i breve, as there are only two instances, and it may yet become a standard.
About the author:Robert Bontine Cunninghame Graham (1852-1936)
Born in London. Lived in Argentina, mostly ranching, from 1869 to 1883, when he returned to Scotland. Member of the British House of Commons for North West Lanark (1886-1892). Strong socialist tendencies. Was elected first president of the Scottish Labour Party in 1888, first president of the National Party of Scotland in 1928, and first Honorary President of the Scottish National Party in 1934. Died in Argentina. He was the model for a number of fictional characters in books by his friend, Joseph Conrad, and also by G. B. Shaw.
Notes to the etext:
Corrections made:
Chapter I:
(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.
Chapter II:
(p. 52) (footnote)[de la Compagnie de Jésus, vol. iii., cap v., p. 322]changed to:[de la Compagnie de Jésus’, vol. iii., cap v., p. 322]
(p. 74)[militia of the missions could no nothing with their bows and arrows]changed to:[militia of the missions could do nothing with their bows and arrows]
Chapter V:
(p. 129)[to divine will, which, will, as the Bishop]changed to:[to divine will, which will, as the Bishop]
(p. 131) (footnote)[[121] Exod. xxxii. 27.]updated to:[[121] Exod. 32:27.]
(p. 138)[sending to him one Father Lopez, Provincial of the Dominicians.]changed to:[sending to him one Father Lopez, Provincial of the Dominicans.]
Chapter VI:
(p. 181) (footnote)[‘Declaracion de la Verdad, p. 295:]changed to:[‘Declaracion de la Verdad’, p. 295:]
(p. 184) (footnote)[la Historia del Paraguay’, etc., cap. i., vol. ii.]changed to:[la Historia del Paraguay’, etc., cap. i., vol. ii.).]
Chapter IX:
(p. 237)[After negotiations, lasting many years, in 1758 a treaty was signed]changed to:[After negotiations, lasting many years, in 1750 a treaty was signed]
15 January 1750, to be exact.
Chapter X:
(pp. 263-264) (footnote)[Ibañez rarely spoke he truth, not even when it would]changed to:[Ibañez rarely spoke the truth, not even when it would]
(p. 268) (footnote)[The war commenced in 1868 and finished in 1870,]changed to:[The war commenced in 1865 and finished in 1870,]
(the dates generally given for this war, though the opening stages arguably occurred late in 1864.)
(p. 275)[signed by the celebrated Nicolas Ñeengiurú and other Indians,]changed to:[signed by the celebrated Nicolas Ñeenguirú and other Indians,]and:[the family of the Ñeengiurú had been well known]changed to:[the family of the Ñeenguirú had been well known]
(as it appears elsewhere in the text)
(p. 276)[the flattering of Nicolas Ñeengiuru]changed to:[the flattering of Nicolas Ñeenguiru]
This wrong spelling is given throughout Chapter X, but Chapter X only. Elsewhere, the accents are occasionally missing from a name that seems to be the same.
The original Index has been omitted as unnecessary in a searchable text.
This etext was transcribed from the edition published in London in 1901.
The excellent film, “The Mission” (1986), was based on events apparently related to the ‘Jesuit War’ referred to in Chapter IX.
HTML 4.0, the current standard at the time this file was created, does not recognize the breve accent for the letter i, but following the standard for (a breve), I have gone ahead and coded i breve, as there are only two instances, and it may yet become a standard.