Editing Guaraní people (section)

====Jesuits expelled====
{{further|Suppression of the Society of Jesus}}
In 1767, the Jesuits were expelled from Spanish dominions by royal edict. Fearing the outcome of this decision, [[viceroy]] [[Antonio María Bucareli y Ursúa]] entrusted the execution of the mandate in 1768 to two officers with a force of 500 troops. Despite their mission army of 14,000, the Jesuits submitted without resistance. Guarani caciques from Mission San Luis wrote a letter to the Governor of Buenos Aires on February 28, 1768, to ask for the Jesuits to stay. They wrote, "The fathers of the Company of Jesus know how to get along with us, and we with them, we are happy serving God and the King."<ref>{{cite book|last1=Ganson|first1=Barbara|title=The Guarani Under Spanish Rule in the Rio de la Plata|date=2003|publisher=Stanford University Press|location=Stanford, CA|page=198}}</ref> The Guarani request was denied, but the letter highlights the value of the relationship the Jesuits and Guarani had established in the region.