Home›Sources›The Making of an Enterprise: The Society of Jesus in Portugal, Its Empire, and Beyond, 1540-1750SourcesThe Making of an Enterprise: The Society of Jesus in Portugal, Its Empire, and Beyond, 1540-1750Alden, 1996Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "The Making of an Enterprise: The Society of Jesus in Portugal, Its Empire, and Beyond, 1540-1750." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/the-making-of-an-enterprise-society-of-jesus-portugal.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). The Making of an Enterprise: The Society of Jesus in Portugal, Its Empire, and Beyond, 1540-1750. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/the-making-of-an-enterprise-society-of-jesus-portugalCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-the-making-of-an-enterprise-the-society, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {The Making of an Enterprise: The Society of Jesus in Portugal, Its Empire, and Beyond, 1540-1750}, year = {2026}, url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/the-making-of-an-enterprise-society-of-jesus-portugal}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXDauril Alden's The Making of an Enterprise: The Society of Jesus in Portugal, Its Empire, and Beyond, 1540 to 1750, Stanford University Press, 1996, is the authoritative modern academic history of the Jesuit order across the whole Portuguese empire, based on more than two decades of archival research across five continents. It covers the 1549 mission to Brazil under Manuel da Nobrega, who arrived at Salvador with governor-general Tome de Sousa and became the founding figure of the Jesuit mission there.FactsCross-Tradition ConnectionsClaims Backed By This Source (22 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested1Major university press academic monograph, winner of the 1997 John Gilmary Shea Prize, and the standard modern reference for the Jesuit order's activity across the entire Portuguese empire including Brazil; used for the 1549 arrival at Salvador.NotesWell-attestedUsed for the Jesuit mission to Brazil, 1549.CitationAuthorWell-attestedDauril AldenPublisherWell-attestedStanford University PressPublication YearWell-attested1996Source TypeWell-attestedacademic monographCross-Tradition ConnectionsAssociated WithPortugal, Countries Well-attested This source names Portugal directly: "an Enterprise: The Society of Jesus in Portugal, Its Empire, and Beyond, 1540 to 1750, Stanford University Press, 1996, is the authoritative modern academic history of the Jesuit order across the..."Source The Making of an Enterprise: The Society of Jesus in Portugal, Its Empire, and Beyond, 1540-1750Dauril Aldentier 1Claims Backed By This Source (22 claims)This source backs 22 claims across the atlas. As facts: 14 well-attested. As cited relationships: 5 holds, 1 connected. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicSources, 8 claims: 7 well-attested, 1 holds.Spread Events, 8 claims: 3 well-attested, 4 holds, 1 general references.Articles, 6 claims: 4 well-attested, 1 connected, 1 general references.Well-attested14ArticlesHow the Jesuits Arrived in BrazilSourcesThe Making of an Enterprise: The Society of Jesus in Portugal, Its Empire, and Beyond, 1540-1750Spread EventsThe Jesuits Arrive In BrazilHolds5SourcesThe Making of an Enterprise: The Society of Jesus in Portugal, Its Empire, and Beyond, 1540-1750Spread EventsThe Jesuits Arrive In BrazilConnected1ArticlesHow the Jesuits Arrived in BrazilGeneral References2ArticlesHow the Jesuits Arrived in BrazilSpread EventsThe Jesuits Arrive In BrazilComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year