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Michoacán and Eden : Vasco de Quiroga and the evangelization of western Mexico

Title
Michoacán and Eden : Vasco de Quiroga and the evangelization of western Mexico / Bernardino Verástique.
Author
Verástique, Bernardino.
Publication
Austin, TX : University of Texas Press, 2000.

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Description
xviii, 194 pages : illustrations, map; 24 cm
Subject
  • Quiroga, Vasco de, 1470-1565
  • Catholic Church > Missions > Michoacán de Ocampo
  • Purépecha Indians > History > 16th century
  • Purépecha Indians > Religion
  • Purépecha Indians > Missions > Michoacán de Ocampo
  • Indians, Treatment of > Michoacán de Ocampo
  • Michoacán de Ocampo (Mexico) > Church history
  • Michoacán de Ocampo (Mexico) > History > 16th century
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [173]-184) and index.
Contents
1. The Purhepecha-Chichimec of Michoacan -- 2. The Purhepecha Religious Worldview -- 3. The Historical Landscape of Spain -- 4. Religion in Spain on the Eve of the Conquest -- 5. The Conquest of Michoacan and the Appointment of Vasco de Quiroga -- 6. The Christianization of the Purhepecha -- 7. Informacion en derecho: Quiroga's Report to the Royal Council of the Indies -- 8. The Utopian Experiment: Santa Fe de la Laguna.
ISBN
  • 0292787375 (alk. paper)
  • 0292787383 (alk. paper)
LCCN
99021505
OCLC
  • ocm41026476
  • SCSB-8416746
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries