With encouragement from Agustín Gutiérrez de Arce, the governor of Santa Cruz, the Jesuits focused their efforts on the Chiquitania, where the Christian doctrine was more readily accepted.
Med stöd av Agustín Gutiérrez de Arce, Santa Cruz guvernör, fokuserade jesuiterna sina krafter på Chiquitania, där den kristna läran lättare accepterades.