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This volume traces the complex, global-scale circulation of procurators as non-state cosmopolitan agents, along with the movement of goods and knowledge, across Europe, the Americas, Asia, and Africa, on a scale that was, for the first time, truly global. The provincial congregations and their respective procurators (procuratores provinciae) emerged as key figures within the complex administrative structures of the Society of Jesus, operating between Rome and the provinces, particularly in overseas territories. Their activities at the Roman curia challenged the traditionally centralized and hierarchical vision of the Jesuit order, as these procurators positioned themselves as influential diplomatic agents in key decision-making processes.

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Alexandre Coello de la Rosa is Professor of Latin American History and the Philippines in the Department of Humanities at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra. His main lines of research deal with historical anthropology, chronicles of the Indies, and early modern Spanish colonialism, specifically focused on the ecclesiastical history of the Mariana Islands and the Philippines. Fabian Fechner is a post-doctoral research fellow in global history at the University of Hagen (Westphalia). His research interests include cultural contacts and the history of religion. His doctoral thesis explored early modern globalizing politics and the Paraguayan Jesuit missions.

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