The Establishment and Use of Convents in the Franciscan Province of Michoacán

During the colonial era, Franciscans engaged in evangelization, indoctrination and the administration of sacraments throughout New Spain. As part of this lengthy process, they built a series of convents, temples and chapels to meet the religious needs of the towns under their care. Based on an analy...

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Autor: Martínez Aguilar, José Manuel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:México
Institución:EL COLEGIO DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Historia Mexicana
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:oai.historiamexicana.colmex.mx:article/4164
Acceso en línea:https://historiamexicana.colmex.mx/index.php/RHM/article/view/4164
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Michoacán
evangelism
Franciscans
convents
colonial
evangelización
franciscanos
conventos
colonia
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Sumario:During the colonial era, Franciscans engaged in evangelization, indoctrination and the administration of sacraments throughout New Spain. As part of this lengthy process, they built a series of convents, temples and chapels to meet the religious needs of the towns under their care. Based on an analysis of Franciscan chronicles, archival manuscripts, specialized literature and material remains, this article proposes five stages for the establishment and use of the religious buildings administered by the Franciscan order in the province of San Pedro y San Pablo de Michoacán during the colonial era: 1) Incursion and Penetration, 2) Expansion, 3) Reconstruction, 4) Development, and Improvement and 5) Secularization and New Missions.