Dominican Order settling and first years of work in San José del Monte de Lules, Tucumán (1781-1790)
Keywords:
The ruins of Lules, dominicans, Jesuits, history, XVIII CenturyAbstract
The site that today is known as “the ruins of Lules” belonged to the Jesuits until their expulsion in 1767, the fathers were arrested and taken to Buenos Aires in that year. After this fact, it took a little more than 14 years for the Dominican Order to settle there, back then it was called “Colegio de San José del Monte de Lules”. After endless procedures, the Dominican Order was able to take possession of the place and begin its good work in 1781. There exists a document dated November 1768, that describes the “methods and instructions to the foremen or major-domos” in charge of the Lules hacienda, this document is kept in the Historical
Archive of the Province of Tucumán. This document allows us to understand the importance that the Lules Hacienda had in the development of the region and also the fluid trade that it maintained with Alto Peru.
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