Sociedad y economía en San Isidro colonial

Este volumen es de utilidad para toda persona que quiera repasar la historia de la segunda mitad del siglo XX y los primeros años del siglo XXI. Se concentra en algunos temas fundamentales que permiten comprender los acontecimientos políticos, económicos, climáticos y bélicos que dibujaron nuestro presente y que están determinando nuestro futuro. De fácil y ágil lectura, el texto se desenvuelve como un fluido viaje a través de la historia reciente de Europa, Norteamérica, Asia y África, y revisa los más importantes hitos históricos de nuestro tiempo, como la emergencia de la...

This book deals with the evangelization of Spanish-speaking America between the European conquest and independence. The study investigates the concepts and strategies of catechesis, the general conditions of Church law and national politics as well as the prerequisites and conditions on the part of the Indians. New and specific forms of mutual understanding, of mediation and resistance developed through the transfer of European knowledge to a second geographical area and through the contact of cultures and religions. These new forms evolved beyond the sphere of religion and determine cultural ...

When Friar Diego Bringas penned his 1796–97 report on conditions in northwestern New Spain, he was imbued with an enthusiastic drive for reform. Hoping to gain the King of Spain’s support in improving the missionary program, Bringas set down a detailed history of all that had happened in the region since Father Kino’s day. His writings offer a valuable study of Spanish attempts to bring about cultural change among the Piman Indians. Daniel S. Matson and Bernard L. Fontana have translated the Bringas document and added an informative introduction, notes, and references. They analyze...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute...