Alonzo de Barcena
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Alonzo de Barcena was a Spanish
Jesuit missionary and linguist.
in Andalusia
, southern Spain, born in 1528; died at Cuzco, Peru on 15 January, 1598. He became a Jesuit in 1565, and went to Paris in 1569.
He was first destined for the missions of Heartier, whence he was ordered (1577) to Juli, on the shores of Lake Titicaca
in Southern Peru. He became one of the founders of this important mission.
Barcena remained in Central Bolivia
for eleven years, when the Provincial
Juan de Atienza
sent him to Tucuman in Argentina
. His work among the various tribes of that region and of Paraguay
continued until 1593, when he was made Commissary
of the Inquisition
in those provinces. Exhausted physically by his long and arduous labors, Barcena died at Cuzco
in Peru.
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
Jesuit missionary and linguist.
Biography
He was of native of BaezaBaeza
Baeza is a town of approximately 16,200 inhabitants in Andalusia, Spain, in the province of Jaén, perched on a cliff in the Loma de Baeza, a mountain range between the river Guadalquivir on the south and its tributary the Guadalimar on the north. It is chiefly known today as having many of the...
in Andalusia
Andalusia
Andalusia is the most populous and the second largest in area of the autonomous communities of Spain. The Andalusian autonomous community is officially recognised as a nationality of Spain. The territory is divided into eight provinces: Huelva, Seville, Cádiz, Córdoba, Málaga, Jaén, Granada and...
, southern Spain, born in 1528; died at Cuzco, Peru on 15 January, 1598. He became a Jesuit in 1565, and went to Paris in 1569.
He was first destined for the missions of Heartier, whence he was ordered (1577) to Juli, on the shores of Lake Titicaca
Lake Titicaca
Lake Titicaca is a lake located on the border of Peru and Bolivia. It sits 3,811 m above sea level, making it the highest commercially navigable lake in the world...
in Southern Peru. He became one of the founders of this important mission.
Barcena remained in Central Bolivia
Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
for eleven years, when the Provincial
Provincial superior
A Provincial Superior is a major superior of a religious order acting under the order's Superior General and exercising a general supervision over all the members of that order in a territorial division of the order called a province--similar to but not to be confused with an ecclesiastical...
Juan de Atienza
Juan de Atienza
Juan de Atienza was a Spanish Jesuit missionary in South America.-Life:He was the eldest son of the royal Councillor of Castile, Bartolome de Atienza, a distinguished jurisconsult under Charles V of Spain...
sent him to Tucuman in Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
. His work among the various tribes of that region and of Paraguay
Paraguay
Paraguay , officially the Republic of Paraguay , is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the...
continued until 1593, when he was made Commissary
Commissary
A commissary is someone delegated by a superior to execute a duty or an office; in a formal, legal context, one who has received power from a legitimate superior authority to pass judgment in a certain cause or to take information concerning it.-Word history:...
of the Inquisition
Inquisition
The Inquisition, Inquisitio Haereticae Pravitatis , was the "fight against heretics" by several institutions within the justice-system of the Roman Catholic Church. It started in the 12th century, with the introduction of torture in the persecution of heresy...
in those provinces. Exhausted physically by his long and arduous labors, Barcena died at Cuzco
Cusco
Cusco , often spelled Cuzco , is a city in southeastern Peru, near the Urubamba Valley of the Andes mountain range. It is the capital of the Cusco Region as well as the Cuzco Province. In 2007, the city had a population of 358,935 which was triple the figure of 20 years ago...
in Peru.