La Orta Conquista Religion

On June 17, 1527, Cabeza de Vaca set sail on the order to conquer and govern the lands from the Rio Grande to the cape of Florida. However, during his journey he encountered much devastation such as the wrecking of his ship which resulted in his separation from the majority of his Christian companions. Praying to God after every ordeal, Cabeza routinely sought after his Christian religion to guide him through his unexpected journey. While traveling through the interior of America, he also encountered many native tribes which inhabited the land. While most of the Spanish conquistadors in the sixteenth century spread their religion through warlike ways and rearranged societies

Unlike the original settlers, evangelicals who traveled to convert did not show the same respect for the indigenous g-ds; the Christian g-d was to stand alone. The native religions were destructed very systematically; natives who practiced their religions instead of converting were also prosecuted, and many times by the priests themselves. In these areas of evangelical settlers who would conquest throughout Latin America, laws were even put in place to ensure the practicing of Christianity. As declared by Prudence, the law dictated that “Natives, whatever their private beliefs, publicly comply with their conqueror’s religion” (Burkholder & Johnson 109). So much for separation of church and state- in the Age of Discovery and Conquest,

Religion has formed a place in the New World putting everything in more of a perspective was coming together. Even through Europe forced religion on the Native American living in the colonies Christianity as their first religion. The release of the theory of the Word of God through the eyes of the Protestant and Catholics. Franciscan “apostles “encouraged the people of Mexico to relinquish their faith and follow Christianity under the New Jerusalem. Apostles Franciscan realized the coming of Christ and he was known also as the Holy Trinity of God, the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost. PFernan Cortez brought a distinctive of hope and life back to the church during the twelfth-century.

This dominion was not only through arms, but also the Spaniards sent missionaries like Fray Diego to evangelize indigenous citizens. The Spaniards started to impose its own “laws”, forcing them to believe in something that they do not want it. This process of evangelization is carried out through the surrender of the Aztecs by destroying temples, where the Aztecs worshiped their gods. Additionally, they were humiliated, punished, they took away part of their identity, lost family members, and they imposed them a new language, new names in order to have a new life. The Spaniards managed the religion as they wanted, but despite everything they laid, they did not entirely loose its identity as Aztecs, and according to the movie, they imposed them to the beliefs that the Spaniards already had, but they could not with their

Religion was the foundation and the core factor for developing all elements of the Aztec society. War itself was considered an element of their faith, as it was seen an act that honored their Gods, and contributed to the honor and wealth of their community. Additionally, the Aztecs were polytheistic and believed in feeding the sun through that human sacrifice. In fact, they believed that human sacrifice was essential to the survival of their kind. Typically the Aztecs would obtain an individual for sacrifice through battle or capture a prisoner of war to fulfil this sacred duty.

The religion of the Aztec, including their beliefs, customs and religions, acted as a tremendous influence on their government, economy, and culture. Religion was the foundation for the infamous culture of the Aztec Civilization. Through ceremonies of sacrifice, and the infusion of cosmology into their religion, the Aztecs sculpted a culture unlike that of any other civilization, and left behind a legacy to be studied and admired for generations to come. Religion ultimately shaped the unique civilization of the Aztecs, through cultivating the general outlook and values of the Aztecs, expanding the empire, and influencing the architecture and layout of their city.

This appearance is oddly similar to the European appearance, and may be a contributing factor as to why the Aztecs initially welcomed the Spaniards with open arms. The Spanish, however, approached the Aztecs with a completely different approach. They had a strong sense of authority and planned to convert the natives to Christianity be any means necessary. The Spaniards would assembled the natives together and spoke the fundamentals of the Gospel, even though the Aztecs did not understand their language. If the natives refused to practice these new religious orders, the Spaniards assumed they were refusing the word of God and killed or enslaved them.

Major Religious Influences The past culture of the Aztecs and the Spanish influence of Roman Catholicism play a huge role in what the Mexican culture believes today regarding religion and tradition. Life and death were viewed as two very opposite ideas that were complimentary of one another; they were both parts of the life cycle. Death is still viewed in the Mexican culture as an extension of life; this in turn places great value on the bonds that the family will continue to have with their loved ones after they have passed. There is the belief in their culture that there is a connection between the physical and spiritual realms, and that you maintain a bond with your loved one through that connection (Russell-Kibble, 2011).

Incas worshipped many Gods meaning that there belief system was polytheistic. Incas believed that there was God for every aspect of the earths, such as the sun, moon, wind, lighting, rain and all the other elements of earth. Incas believed in many God but they believed that there creator was only one. They believed that Viracocha was the creator of all things whether it is living or non-living.

Religion was a part of all levels of Aztec society. The Aztecs were very religious people. Their religion involves the belief in many gods and human sacrifice. The Aztecs had a God for each day and they would even borrow Gods from the people that come in front of them. The Aztecs were polytheistic that means they believed in more than thousands of gods.

Religious beliefs are one of the key factors that have shaped our world society today. The Spanish religious conquest was one of the first early history examples that played a big role in America. As soon as the Spanish landed in New Spain it changed the Native Mexican culture. The consequence of the spiritual conquest was the loss of the native people beliefs, buildings, and customs. However, the Native Mexicans did not respond well to the conquest, it caused them to rebelling against the Spanish, but with time they started to accept the Spanish ways.

Throughout this semester we have focus on a variety of topics that relate to the Latino community. I found all the topics very interesting but, the one that got my attention the most is religion and sexual orientation within the Latino community. I found really interesting how religion shapes gay men or women in the Latino community. For my final paper for this class, I want to take a different approach, I want to talk about how religion and cultural beliefs affect the life of gay Latino men. In the book “The Rain God” by Arturo Islas, on his book he talks about how it was hard for Miguel Chico to come out the closet to his family because of these catholic church beliefs they have. In the other side there’s the film “La Mission” directed by Peter Bratt who did a great job on showing

The Incas Religion was a polytheistic, which means they didn’t believe in just one god they believed in many gods. They believed that there was a god for every part of the earth like the moon, sun, wind, lighting, rain and most of the other elements. Even though the Incas believed in many gods they still believed that there creator was Viracocha who was worshipped a lot before the Incan times by the Peru. At that time is what thought that Viracocha created all the living creatures and even though that Viracocha created the Earth because of this the Incas Believe system is based on Viracocha.

Religion played a very important role in the Aztec and Inca culture. Religious rituals consisted of human sacrifice and polytheism. Their deities were inspired by nature and the earth’s physical makeup. Both appear to be similar but peel back the onion and notable differences reveal themselves. It is difficult for modern day society to understand how human sacrifice can exist in such advanced civilizations.

The role of the Roman Catholic Church in Spain’s conquest and colonization of continental America was a two-fold process whereby under the façade of conversion and control lay the primary goal of gaining wealth, enforcing laws and the inevitable extension of control while condoning the beginnings of European slavery in the Caribbean.[i]