Christianization of central Mexico

E19354

aspect of Spanish colonization of the Americas historical process religious conversion campaign

The Christianization of central Mexico was the widespread conversion of Indigenous peoples to Christianity following Spanish colonization, marked by missionary campaigns, the destruction and repurposing of native temples, and the blending of Catholic and pre-Hispanic religious practices.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Christianization of Indigenous peoples in Cuba	1
Christianization of central Mexico canonical	1
Evangelization of New Spain	1
Massacre at the Templo Mayor	1

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	aspect of Spanish colonization of the Americas ⓘ historical process ⓘ religious conversion campaign ⓘ
appliesToPopulation	indigenous peoples of Mexico ⓘ surface form: Indigenous peoples of central Mexico Nahua ⓘ surface form: Nahua peoples Otomi peoples ⓘ Purépecha-adjacent groups in central highlands ⓘ
carriedOutBy	Augustinian missionaries ⓘ Dominican missionaries ⓘ Franciscan missionaries ⓘ secular clergy of the Catholic Church ⓘ
characterizedBy	coexistence of Catholic and pre-Hispanic beliefs ⓘ iconographic blending of Indigenous and Christian symbols ⓘ missionary campaigns targeting children and youth ⓘ religious syncretism ⓘ use of Indigenous elites as intermediaries ⓘ
endTime	gradual process extending into 17th century ⓘ
hasCause	Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire ⓘ imperial policy of the Spanish Crown ⓘ missionary activity by Catholic religious orders ⓘ
hasEffect	creation of new Catholic parishes ⓘ destruction of many Indigenous codices and religious objects ⓘ formation of syncretic religious practices ⓘ integration of Indigenous communities into colonial ecclesiastical structures ⓘ redefinition of Indigenous religious festivals as Catholic feasts ⓘ suppression of many pre-Hispanic rituals ⓘ widespread nominal conversion to Catholicism ⓘ
hasMainRegion	Central Mexico ⓘ Valley of Mexico ⓘ former Aztec Empire territories ⓘ
involves	construction of convent complexes (conventos) in central Mexico ⓘ establishment of doctrinas (mission parishes) ⓘ translation of Christian doctrine into Nahuatl and other Indigenous languages ⓘ
partOf	Spanish colonization of the Americas ⓘ surface form: Spanish colonization of Mexico
relatedTo	Christianization of central Mexico self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Evangelization of New Spain Spanish missions in California ⓘ surface form: Spanish missions in the Americas religious history of Mexico ⓘ
religionIntroduced	Christianity ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ
religionReplaced	Aztec religion ⓘ pre-Hispanic Mesoamerican religions ⓘ
startTime	1520s ⓘ early 16th century ⓘ
supportedBy	Council of the Indies ⓘ Spanish monarchy ⓘ surface form: Spanish Crown Viceroyalty of New Spain ⓘ surface form: Spanish colonial authorities in New Spain
usesMethod	catechism instruction ⓘ construction of churches and monasteries ⓘ destruction of Indigenous temples ⓘ education in mission schools ⓘ mass baptisms ⓘ religious theater and didactic plays ⓘ repurposing of Indigenous sacred sites ⓘ use of Indigenous languages in evangelization ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire → hasEffect → Christianization of central Mexico ⓘ

Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire → hasPart → Christianization of central Mexico ⓘ

this entity surface form: Massacre at the Templo Mayor

Christianization of central Mexico → relatedTo → Christianization of central Mexico self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Evangelization of New Spain

Spanish conquest of Cuba → ledTo → Christianization of central Mexico ⓘ

this entity surface form: Christianization of Indigenous peoples in Cuba