ABSTRACT
General. 1566 Beginning of unsuccessful Jesuit mission to Florida. 1568 First Jesuit missions in Peru. 1580 Three Jesuits invited to the court of Emperor Akbar. 1583 Jesuits Michele Ruggieri and Matteo Ricci (1552-1610) begin
mission in China. 1588 Spanish Jesuit Luis Molina publishes controversial work on divine
grace and human free will. 1595 Expulsion of most Jesuits from France by order of the Parlement. 1599 Ratio studiorum approved, the curriculum for instruction in Jesuit
schools. 1610 Foundation of first of the Guariní missions in Paraguay.
