Jesuit Superior General Luis Martín García and His Memorias

David G. Schultenover, S.J., PhD (1975), is professor emeritus of historical theology at Marquette University. His publications on Roman Catholic Modernism include George Tyrrell: In Search of Catholicism (1981) and A View from Rome: On the Eve of the Modernist Crisis (1993). He served as editor-in-chief of Theological Studies from 2006 to 2016.

“David Schultenover, S.J.’s monumental study of the Jesuit superior general Luis Martín (1846–1906) leaves all students of modern Jesuit, Catholic, and Spanish history in his debt. […] This archival and editorial triumph will inform the work of the next generation of historians of Spanish Catholicism, at a minimum, but should influence scholars of the modern Catholic world more generally.” John T. McGreevy, University of Notre Dame. In: Journal of Jesuit Studies, Vol. 9, No. 2 (2022), pp. 299–302.“By any measure, this work is monumental. […] It is an invaluable resource for historians of nineteenth-century Spain, modernization and laicism, church-state conflict, religion and religious life, mentalities and emotions.” Stephen Schloesser, Loyola University Chicago. In: Church History, 2022.

• AcknowledgmentsList of AbbreviationsIntroduction: “Showing Up”Period 1. Formation, 1846–78: Melgar, Burgos, Loyola, Vals, Poyanne1 Childhood, 1846–552 Latin School, 1855–583 Philosophy, 1858–614 Theology, 1861–645 Luis Martín’s Vocation to the Society of Jesus6 Novitiate, Year 1, 1864–657 Novitiate, Year 2, 1865–668 Juniorate, 1866–689 Philosophy, 1868–701 First Year of Philosophy—Vals, France, 1868–692 Second Year of Philosophy—Poyanne, France, 1869–7010 Regency: professor of Rhetoric, 1870–731 Academic Year 1, 1870–712 Academic Year 2, 1871–723 Academic Year 3, 1872–7311 Study of Theology, 1873–771 First and Second Years of Theology, 1873–752 Third Year of Theology, 1875–763 Fourth Year of Theology, 1876–7712 Third Probation (Tertianship), 1877–78Period 2. Professor and Superior, 1878–86: Poyanne, Salamanca, Bilbao13 Professor of Theology, 1878–801 First Year, 1878–792 Second Year, 1879–8014 Seminary Rector in Salamanca: Year 1, 1880–8115 Seminary Rector in Salamanca: year 2, 1881–8216 Seminary Rector in Salamanca: year 3, 1882–83.Semester 1, Centenary of Saint Teresa17 Seminary Rector in Salamanca: year 3, 1882–83.Semester 218 Seminary Rector in Salamanca: year 4, 1883–8419 Seminary Rector in Salamanca: year 5, 1884–8520 Bilbao: director of theMessenger, 1885–8621 Bilbao: superior in Deusto, Trip to Italy, 1886Period 3. Provincialate, 1886–91: Valladolid22 Provincialate: year 1, December 1886–July 188723 Provincialate: year 1, July to December 188724 Provincialate: year 2, January to June 188825 Provincialate: year 2, July to September 188826 Provincialate: works in Loyola, Deusto, Bilbao, 1887–8827 Provincialate: year 3, January to June 188928 Provincialate: year 3, Semester 2, 188929 The Residence of Santander and the College of Gijón, 1887–8930 The Colleges of Burgos, Tudela, Valladolid, 1868–9031 Provincialate: year 4, Semester 1, 1890, Jesuits Meddling in Politics32 Provincialate: final Year, April 1890 to April 189133 Founding the Seminary of Comillas, 1878–91Period 4. 1891–92: Substitutus, Vicar General, General Congregation 2434 Substitutus in Jesuit Curia, Fiesole, 189135 Vicar General, 189236 Preparation for General Congregation 24, 189237 Trip to Loyola for General Congregation 24, 189238 General Congregation 24: first Sessions, September 23–28, 189239 Election of Luis Martín as the Twenty-Fourth Superior General, October 2, 189240 Felicitations on the Election41 General Congregation 24:other Elections42 General Congregation 24:discussion of the First Postulata43 General Congregation 24:postulata on Religious Discipline44 General Congregation 24:decree on Poverty45 General Congregation 24: decree on Studies46 General Congregation 24: conclusionPeriod 5. Generalate, 1892–190647 Procurators Congregations, 1896, 1899, 19021 Procurators Congregation of 18962 Procurators Congregation of 18992.1 First Address of Luis Martín to the Procurators Congregation of 18992.2 Second Address of Luis Martín to the Procurators Congregation of 18993 Procurators Congregation of 19023.1 First Address of Luis Martín to the Procurators Congregation of 19023.2 Second Address of Luis Martín to the Procurators of 190248 Problems in Spain: salamanca, 189449 Problems in Spain: father Mir, 189650 Spanish Politics1 Bishop Cámara and the Jesuits of Salamanca2 Audience with the Pope3 Interviews with the Spanish Ambassador to the Holy See4 Correspondence with Cánovas del Castillo5 Visits of Don Carlos and Don Jaime de Borbón6 The Integrist Split and Its Repercussions in the Society7 The 1894 Pilgrimage of Laborers8 The Complaints of Segismundo Moret and Cardinal Rampolla9 The Proposed Journal of Fr. Francisco de Paula Garzón10 The Situation in the Three Spanish Provinces during 1895–9711 The Attacks of Pey y Ordeix in El urbión12 New Political Nuances at the End of the Century13 Fr. Alarcón and El Mensajero14 Opinions and Actions of Luis Martín in the Carlism-Integrism Polemic15 New Siege of the Society of Jesus by Nocedal, 190016 The Complaints of Cardinal Cascajares17 The Opening of Electra and Its Consequences18 The Situation in Spain at the Beginning of the New Century18.1 Persecution of the Religious Orders18.2 A New Attack by Pey y Ordeix18.3 Relations with the Carlist Royal Family18.4 Integrism and the Unión de los Católicos18.4.1 Attempts to Found the Unión Católica in 190218.4.2 The Tensions between Razón y fe and El Mensajero and Pius X’s Letter to the Bishop of Madrid (1905–6)18.4.3 El Siglo futuro Is Allowed to Be Received in the Houses of the Society51 The War of Cuba and the Philippines, 1895–981 Interviews with Very Reverend Father General52 Luis Martín’s Account of His Final Illness, 1905EpilogueBibliographyIndex