Pames, Jonaces, and Franciscans in the Sierra Gorda: Mecos and missionaries

In the mid-sixteenth century, the Spanish faced a prolonged conflict in Mexico known as the Chichimeca War (1550-1600) beyond the porous cultural frontier between the sedentary indigenous populations of central Mexico and the bands of nomadic hunters and gatherers collectively known by the derogator...

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Main Author: Jackson, Robert Howard (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Newcastle upon Tyne Cambridge Scholars Publishing 2017
In:Year: 2017
Further subjects:B RELIGION ; Christian Ministry ; Missions
B Chichimecs
B Indians of Mexico ; Religion
B Mexico
B Chichimecs Wars, 1550-1591
B Electronic books
B Missions (Mexico) History 16th century
B Missions
B History
B Indians of Mexico Religion History 17th century
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Parallel Edition:Erscheint auch als: Jackson, Robert H. (Robert Howard): Pames, Jonaces, and Franciscans in the Sierra Gorda. - Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2017. - 1443816922. - 9781443816922
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Summary:In the mid-sixteenth century, the Spanish faced a prolonged conflict in Mexico known as the Chichimeca War (1550-1600) beyond the porous cultural frontier between the sedentary indigenous populations of central Mexico and the bands of nomadic hunters and gatherers collectively known by the derogatory Náhuatl term "Chichimeca" or "Mecos". Franciscan, Dominican, and Augustinian missionaries developed methods and an organizational scheme to evangelize the sedentary populations of central Mexico, but this did not work well beyond the Chichimeca frontier where missions often proved to be ephemeral
Table of Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; Chapter One; Chapter Two; Chapter Three; Chapter Four; Chapter Five; Chapter Six; Appendices; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Selected Bibliography; Index
ISBN:1443864889