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Child martyrs and militant evangelization in New Spain : missionary narratives, Nahua perspectives /

"A cornerstone of the evangelization of early New Spain was the conversion of Nahua boys, especially the children of elites. They were to be emissaries between Nahua society and foreign missionaries, hastening the transmission of the gospel. Under the tutelage of Franciscan friars, the boys als...

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Main Author: Schmidt, Stephanie, Ph. D. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2024.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Motolinía, Toribio, > -1568. > Works. > Selections.
Franciscans > Missions > Mexico > History > 16th century > Sources.
Nahuas > Missions > Mexico > 16th century > Historiography.
Nahuas > Missions > Mexico > History > 16th century > Sources.
Nahuas > Violence against > Mexico > History > 16th century > Sources.
Nahuas > Mexico > Religion > History > 16th century > Sources.
Children > Conversion to Christianity > Mexico > History > 16th century > Sources.
Religious militants > Mexico > History > 16th century.
Indigenous children > Mexico > History > 16th century.
Violence > Mexico > Religious aspects > Catholic Church > History > 16th century.
Nahuatl literature > Mexico > 16th century.
Christian martyrs in literature.
Martyrs chrétiens dans la littérature.

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