Conquistador Without Sword ― The Life of Roque Gonzalez, S.J.

Conquistador Without Sword tells the story of St. Roque González, SJ. González, one of the first American martyrs to be beatified who worked to help native peoples in the Americas gain self-sufficiency and freedom despite efforts of Spanish conquistadors to enslave these peoples.

C.J. McNASPY, SJ, (March 22, 1915 – February 3, 1995) taught for many years of Loyola University New Orleans, and was fine arts editor of America magazine from 1960-1070. He also taught at Sophia University in Tokyo and lectured widely in Europe and Latin America. He moved to Paraguay in 1980 and became a university professor of art and languages at Asuncion. Among his many published works is Lost Cities of Paraguay: Art and Architecture of the Jesuit Reductions 1607-1767 (Loyola Press, 1982) upon which the movie The Mission is based.



RALPH CREASMAN studied at the Art Institute of Chicago, Peabody College Nashville, and the New School for Social Research. His work has appeared in national magazines, and he has illustrated several children’s books.?