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Don Vasco de Quiroga () was the first bishop of Michoacán in Western Mexico. Driven by the desire to convert the native Purhépecha-Chichimec. Editorial Reviews. About the Author. Bernardino Verástique (–) was Associate Michoacán and Eden: Vasco de Quiroga and the Evangelization of Western Mexico - Kindle edition by Bernardino Verástique. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks .
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Its unadorned cross is visible from many points in town. It is closed to the public except for a single mass on Sundays. The cross is mounted on a base with extraordinary etchings and Latin inscriptions which must have been carved by a Spaniard. Salt is also harvested from the lake.
Although small, the panteon near the top of a steep walk, attracts hundreds of tourists who want to experience the ancient rituals - including smoking substances that put one in touch with otherworldly realms and witnessing the colorful pageants that take place over the two days and nights.
Natives there burn copal a tar-like substance considered sacred and the aroma from which purifies the souls of the dead. The tinted face of Christ is certainly unusual if not unique. Say it several times quickly, and you will hear delicate wings buzzing.
Legend has it that, sensibly and with a humanitarian concern for his people, the cacique, that is chief or leader, of the inhabitants of Tzintzuntzan, conceded to the Spanish warriors without a fight, no doubt saving hundreds if not thousands of lives in futile battles. Built in , a hospitalito and chapel still stand along with the stone cross, a lone remnant of an atrium that was most likely much larger and would have had a stone baptismal.
In Quiroga's pueblo-hospital town, each tribal ward belonged to a single confraternity brotherhood. They were the first natives to appropriate European styles of dress and to practice monogamous marriage. The pueblo-hospital confraternity members were indoctrinated as a group, then baptized en masse. San Pedro Pareo has a modest church but a large handsome atrial cross.
These fragments may also have come from post-conquest buildings which did not withstand the past centuries. Natives were baptized and worshiped in the atrium. Therefore, missionary friars were usually reluctant to have the hanging body of Christ depicted on the atrial cross for fear that natives would equate it with the human sacrifices of their ancestral religious practices. Nearby, but off the main road, is the village of San Miguel Nocutzepo whose stone cross is surrounded by gravestones.
The Quiroga-Infante conflict escalated in spite of the intercession of Viceroy Mendoza, and Infante eventually took possession of the towns, lawsuits continued after Quiroga's death in The "Epilogue" pp. Product details Format Paperback pages Dimensions x x Rating details. This place is perfect for a romantic dinner or a festive banquet. Thomas More, but some controversy lingers regarding questions about Quiroga's communal intent and his perspectives on conquest. The failure of the first Audiencia led to the appointment of a second Audiencia in and the division of New Spain into four dioceses Michoacan, Tlaxcala-Puebla, Antequeria, and Neuva Galicia.
Its simple cross-within-a-cross outline is carved with a date 0f However, both the cross and church with its adjoining guatapera in pristine condition appear to be 16th or early 17th century. A guatapera in excellent conditon and a chapel of the Third order are parts of the Santa Ana compound. Santa Ana is also known for its Temple and celebrations dedicated to Santa Muerte, the saint of death who is a Mexican construct not recognized by the Catholic Church.
The panteon gate has the remnants of a stone cross and a large atrial stone cross that could at one time have been in front of a small chapel. Frequently the atria in front of chapels and churches were also cemeteries. Related Papers. Cruz y capilla. By Catherine Ettinger.