Franciscans Arrive in Mexico
At a glance:
- Series: Chronology of European History
- Categories: Education, Religion, Ethics
- Subcategories: Colonialism, Colonies, Settlements, Christianity, Christians, Churches, Native Americans, American Indians, Priests, Ministers, Clergy, Catholic Church, Catholics
- Curriculum: Renaissance History, Latin American History, American Pre-Colonial History (to 1606), Spanish/Portuguese History
- Geographical Location: Spain, Mexico
- Date: August, 1523
Article abstract: Franciscans arrive in Mexico, extending the Spanish conquest by launching missions to educate and convert the indigenous peoples of the region.
Summary of Event
Immediately after Hernán Cortés’ conquest of Mexico (1519-1521), the Spanish began the conversion of the indigenous peoples to Catholicism. This was in keeping with the militant Catholicism that had evolved in medieval Spain, during the Christians’ reconquest of the peninsula from Muslim control. Cortés urged the monarchy to send friars to Mexico, and in 1523-1524 a few...
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