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  • February 13, 2022
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  • 2020/2021
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  • history
  • convents
  • religious
  • american
  • conquest
  • culture

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In American Conquest, the Church allowed a system of domination and exploitation
of territory and indigenous people.

Functions:

• Formal education, evangelization, economic and agricultural production.
• Even the priests fulfilled a political role.

Evangelizing functions:

• Evangelization was one of the reasons why Spain claimed territories in the
American continent.
• The first churches were built on spaces of great importance to the indigenous
people, thus obtaining a greater impact on the people.
• In colonial art, the priests were the first masters of painting and sculpture. The
indigenous people participated in the construction of temples.

Priests:

• They were officials of the Spanish Crown, they received indigenous salaries and
tributes (tithes).
• They were key people to reach the indigenous since they were their teachers.
• They studied their language to be able to communicate and dominate the towns.
• The Franciscans were the first to arrive in America.

Religious (women):

• They created convents to house orphans or indigents.

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