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I am confused on the relationship between the Spanish Crown and the Jesuits. To start with, it was my understanding that the Spanish had great control over the Catholic Church as far as appointments and power relationships go. Yet later on it seems like the Jesuit Order was totally financially and politically seperate from the Crown during the colonial period. Which led in 1768 to the removal of all Jesuit priests from the colonies and seizure of their properties.
So when did this transition from weak Church to strong Church occur? Also what "what ifs" could possibly arrise from this?