▁har vest ing , ▁pres ervation ▁of ▁se eds , ▁and ▁identification ▁of ▁p ests . ▁Until ▁that ▁time , ▁the ▁only ▁previous ▁attempts ▁to ▁teach ▁agricult ure ▁was ▁done ▁by ▁the ▁Jes uits , ▁who ▁were ▁ban ished ▁in ▁ 1 7 6 7 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁not ▁only ▁concerned ▁with ▁higher ▁education , ▁but ▁also ▁with ▁primary ▁education , ▁and ▁promoted ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁free ▁schools ▁for ▁poor ▁children . ▁In ▁those ▁schools , ▁students ▁would ▁learn ▁to ▁read ▁and ▁learn ▁basic ▁math s ▁and ▁the ▁c ate ch ism . ▁He ▁thought ▁that ▁this ▁would ▁help ▁to ▁raise ▁people ▁willing ▁to ▁work , ▁and ▁reduce ▁la z iness . ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁promoted ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁schools ▁for ▁women , ▁where ▁they ▁would ▁learn ▁about ▁we aving , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁reading . ▁However , ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁aim ▁to ▁generate ▁intellectual ▁women , ▁but ▁just ▁to ▁prevent ▁ignor ance ▁and ▁la z iness , ▁and ▁have ▁them ▁learn ▁things ▁valuable ▁for ▁daily ▁living . ▁Being ▁a ▁strong ▁Catholic ▁himself , ▁he ▁was ▁aligned ▁with ▁the ▁Catholic ▁perspective ▁that ▁rejected ▁mixed - sex ▁education , ▁in ▁contrast ▁with ▁Protest ant ism . ▁ ▁His ▁concern ▁with ▁public ▁education ▁was ▁not ▁interrupted ▁by ▁his ▁military ▁campaign s . ▁In ▁ 1 8 1 3 ▁he ▁was ▁reward ed ▁with ▁ 4 0 , 0 0 0 ▁pes os ▁for ▁his ▁vict ories ▁at ▁Sal ta ▁and ▁T uc um án , ▁an ▁amount ▁that ▁would ▁equal ▁almost ▁ 8 0