CONVERSION
True or False: the church and associated parties did not use violent tactics to drive religious conversion
FALSE - Natives were tortured and treated violently by the Church to drive conversion efforts
Define Creole
The descendants of Spaniards / Europeans born in Spanish America
True or False: Sacred knowledge of Indigenous religions was lost due to Catholic conversion efforts to eradicate Indigenous spiritual ideology
True
What groups were singled out and persecuted in the Spaniards religious conversion efforts?
People of Natives, African, and Jewish descent
Creoles positioned themselves as better than the Spaniards due to their connection to the New World (fertile soil, water, favorable sky) & their ability / power of communicating with the Natives
Provide an example of how art was used to convert Natives
Paintings of the Last Judgement were used to scare Natives into conversion
What were the extirpation campaigns?
Extirpation campaigns were the efforts to remove Native spiritual practices. They claimed to emphasize the positive messages of Christian teaching and indoctrination. These aspects of Church efforts were often overshadowed by the violent methods of coercion, correction, and punishment.
Who was the first American Saint from Lima who performed several miracles ?
Saint Rose of Lima
Provide a creole Perspective displayed through Valverde’s poem (Hint: think about your discussion board post)
Creole superiority