`EnsayodelaHistoriaCivildelParaguay\'，etc。，vol。iii。，cap。viii。，p。119。
OnJuly2twoshipsarrivedinBuenosAyresbringingthenewsthatthedecreehadbeenputinforceinSpainonApril2withsuccess。
AsallthecrewofboththeshipsknewwhathadhappenedinSpain，concealmentofhisplanbecamenolongerpossible。Thus，hadtheJesuitspossessedeitherthewishorthemeanstomakeanarmedresistance，theyhadampletimetostandontheirdefence。
Nothingwasfurtherfromtheirminds，thoughtheyhadcompletedominionoveraterritoryaslargeasFrance，andwhichcontainedapopulationofoveronehundredandfiftythousandsouls。1
Forarms，theyhadaschiefdefencesome`verylongEnglishguns，withrestsiftheywishedtousethem，whichwerenotveryheavy，andhadatolerablerange。\'2ThesewerethepreparationsthattheJesuitswho，notinParaguayalone，butthroughoutalltheAmericandominionsoftheSpanishcrown，ruledoverterritoriesstretchingfromCaliforniatoCapeHorn3hadmade，andtheywerefoundaloneinthemissionsofParaguay，where，byaspecialpermissionoftheKingsofSpain，armswereallowedfordefenceagainstthePortuguese。