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The Jesuits were relative late-comers to Mexico, with the first fifteen arriving at Veracruz in 1572.
So they missed most of the bonfires anyway.
There was allegedly a Jesuit that went with the Coronado expedition in 1540. I am trying to locate where I read about that.
And while the Jesuits as an organization was "founded" in 1540 (or rather officially recognized by the pope), it was already an organization by 1534, and considering Ignatius Loyola's zeal, it's not surprising they hit the ground running hard. Seems they sent out advance scouts everywhere. By 1556, there were already 1,000 Jesuit priests.
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