CATHOLICISM, SOCIETY, AND NEW SPAIN.  The most urbanized and populated areas in the Americas were under Spanish control  Strict bureaucracy, ruled ultimately.

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CATHOLICISM, SOCIETY, AND NEW SPAIN

 The most urbanized and populated areas in the Americas were under Spanish control  Strict bureaucracy, ruled ultimately by Spanish crown abroad  Created a social hierarchy to accommodate the diverse range of people—Europeans, Africans, Indians, mixed race [mestizo=part-Indian, mulatto=part-African]  Peninsulares: New World Colonists who were born in Spain  Creoles: People of Spanish origin, born in the Americas  These two groups generally held the land and plantations  Peninsulares > Creoles > Mestizos > Mulattoes > Indians > African slaves NEW SPAIN AND SOCIAL HIERARCHY

 Mixed race group: Generally Spanish father, Indian mother  7:1 ratio of Spanish men to Spanish women (great if you’re a picky lady!)  Many Indian women sought the protection associated with having a Spanish husband  Spaniards married into elite Indian households—Cortés had children with TWO of Moctezuma’s daughters!  Looked down upon by Spaniards  Blended Spanish and Indian identities MESTIZOS

SPREAD OF RELIGION IN THE AMERICAS

 Spain remained a Catholic nation after the Reformation  Missionaries and priests arrived soon after the conquistadors  Many Indians converted to Christianity (willingly and forcibly)  They blended Christian Saints with local gods  Syncretic religions: Vodoo/Vodou, Santeria THE AMERICAS AND CATHOLICISM Virgin Mary of Guadalupe

 How was Catholicism spread in Mexico?  How did the native population respond to the introduction of Catholicism? FRAY DIEGO DE LANDA Mayan Codex

Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz  What aspects of her life seem “Spanish”?  Identify the role of the Catholic Church in her life.  Do you think that she found Catholic culture to be oppressive, neutral or liberating?