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"...may be divided between the Spanish and Portuguese."
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"But above the falls, it still belongs to God and the Guarani."
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"There's no one else there. And they are not naturally animals."
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"- They're naturally spiritual. - Spiritual?"
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"- They kill their own young. - That is true. May I answer that?"
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"Every man and woman is allowed one child. If a third is born, it is killed."
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"But this is not some animal rite. It's a necessity for survival."
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"They can only run with one child apiece."
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"And what do they run from? They run from us."
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"- That is, they run from slavery. - Rubbish."
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"- It is well-known-- - Rubbish. Your Eminence?"
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"Your Eminence?"
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"Rubbish. Rubbish."
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"- Your Eminence. - Silence."
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"In the territories covered by Spain, there is no slavery."
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"That institution is permitted in the territories of our neighbors..."
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"...the Portuguese, and is, to my mind, much misunderstood."
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"But here, in Spanish territory..."
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"...we run our plantation in accordance with the laws of Spain..."
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"...and the precepts of the church."
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"That is a lie."
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"That is a lie!"
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"I cannot and will not accept a challenge from a monk."
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"- His cloth protects him. - My cloth protects you."
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"In the name of the king, I demand an apology!"
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"I want an apology now! Damn you, I won't stand for this!"
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"Your Eminence, we've just seen a good example of Jesuit contempt..."
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"...for the authority of the state."
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"Member of your community, Father Gabriel?"
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"Yes."
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"Come."
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"- That was perfect. - What?"
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"A flash of Jesuit temper was just what we needed him to see."
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"- What do you mean? - Be patient, will you?"
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"All we need is a little patience. He knows what to do."
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"- You will apologize to Don Cabeza. - What he said was a lie."
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"Silence. You will apologize. Go now."
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"- What was he before he joined you? - A mercenary and slave trader."
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"- Will he apologize? - Yes, he will."
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"You should know that the Spanish do have slaves here."
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"They buy them from the Portuguese, amongst others."
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"- And Don Cabeza connives at this? - Yes."
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"Profits by it too."
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"Don Cabeza wants the mission territories taken over by the Portuguese. Why?"
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"Because the missions are the only sanctuary left for the Guarani."
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"Without the shelter we provide under Spanish law..."
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"...the Indians have no protection against slavery."
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"They come to us of their own free will."
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"- Truly? - Ask them. Ask the Guarani."
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"Nine-tenths of what they earn goes back into the community, into their lives."
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"Father Gabriel, what do you think is at issue here?"
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"- The work of God is at issue. - No, what is at issue..."
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"...is the very existence of the Jesuit order, both here and in Europe."
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"And I assure you that the courts of Europe are a jungle..."
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"...in comparison with which your jungle here is a tidy garden."
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"But is that to stand in our way?"
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"Thank you."
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"- But why must I apologize? Why? - Because I order it."
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"- It was a lie. - Nevertheless, I order it."
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"Don Cabeza hates Jesuits and Indians. He and the Portuguese are ruthless."
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"- Can't you see that? - Of course."
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"- Then why must I apologize? - What better excuse can we give them..."
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"...but that one of our order, albeit a novice, publicly insults one of them?"
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"Now, you will apologize."
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"Or are you no longer a Jesuit?"
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"By order of holy obedience, without reservation..."
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"...I ask Don Cabeza to pardon my presumption and my insolence."
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"Well, I accept."
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"Why not?"
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"But as I said before, I cannot accept a challenge from a priest."
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"True, which makes my insolence all the more insolent..."
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"...and your pardon twice as gracious."
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"Your Eminence, I ask your pardon too."
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"I ask the pardon of this assembly. I ask for the pardon of my brothers."
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"And I ask for your pardon..."
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"- ...for insulting His Excellency. - Thank you, that will do."
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"Well, that was most gratifying, Your Eminence."
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"Do you think you could tell us about your attitude to the transference..."
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"...of the missions' territories?"
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"Precisely."
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"I have kept these matters in the front of my mind ever since I came here."
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"But I do not think I should make a final decision..."
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"...until I have seen these mission territories with my own eyes."
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"There are numerous missions that I should inspect."
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"But I have decided that I shall begin with the oldest..."
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"...the great mission of San Miguel."
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"Your Holiness, a surgeon, to save the body..."
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"...must often hack off a limb."
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"But, in truth, nothing had prepared me for the beauty and the power..."
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"...of the limb that I had come here to sever."
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"- Very impressive. - Perhaps I'm missing something."
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"I can't see any difference between this plantation and my own."
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"That is the difference. This plantation is theirs."
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"Your Eminence."
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"This is another difference."
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"A runaway slave. Bought by a Spanish settler from a slave trader."
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"I see. Is that lawful?"
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"Supply and demand is the law of trade."
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"- And the law of souls? - What's a few cuts..."
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"...compared with what you offer them? Torments of hell? Imprisoned souls?"
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"Think of that, Your Eminence."
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"Father Ibaye, shall we continue?"
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"What was your income last year?"
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"Last year, 120,000 escudos."
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"And how was it distributed?"
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"It is shared among them equally. This is a community."
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"There is a French radical group that teaches that doctrine."
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"Your Eminence, it was the doctrine of the early Christians."
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"Well, I am inexpressibly impressed by your achievement, Father."
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"- And will that save us? - I hope it may, Father."
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"The court of Portugal is atheistic, but we are Catholics."
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"- And you serve a Christian king. - I also serve a Catholic king."
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"You serve the Marquis of Pombal, who is hostile to the church..."
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"...and rules your king."
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"I suggest we ask your king to postpone the transfer of the mission territories..."
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"...until Portugal guarantees their survival."
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"And I suggest we do this in the hope of heaven..."
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"...through the intercession of our merciful Redeemer."
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"In my opinion, the work of the missions is the work of the devil."
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"They teach contempt for lawful profit, and they disobey the king's authority."
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