pp 19 the spiritual conquest

what were th ethree gs

dold god and glory

what did the spanish conquest combine

econonomic ambition, religious spreading and perosnal glory

what was a justification for the conquest

evangelism,uniting imperial and spiritual goals

christianity as a uivrsalist relgiion

it presented itself a a faith for everyone not limtied to any poeple

what did missionaries see conversion as

a spiritual duty and civlizzing mission to unite nations under one god

what did missionaries interpret indigenous beliefs through

native deities as the works of the devel it justified the destruction of temples and idols while some were reinterpreted within christian frameworks

what was the second coming of christ 

they viewed the conquest as a sign of the ed time, the conversion of indigenous pepople believed to fufil a prophecy. 

why were there mass baptism

conversions multiplied the practise of baptisms in the large sparked debates about their legitimacy revealing the debate between urgency and rigor

what challenge did the missionaries face

explainin the mysteries to chirsitnity in indigenous languages with differnt world views - they needed creative adaptaion beling christian vocab with religious terms

what was the local interpretation of chirstianity 

indigenous comunities reinterpreted chirstian teching thorugh their own framworks giving rise to huprid form of t=faith 

what was the sybol of bulding churches on indigenous sacred sites

asserting the triumph of chirsitnaity while preserving the sacredness of a place

what were indigenous deities recast as

chirstan saints allowiung the traditions to continue under new identities

what new cults emerges

local cult e.g. the virgin of guadalupe in mexico  became figures of the cbination of religions idenity 

what were internal division adn alliances

the spanish conquest exploited pre existing factures- many indigenous groups allied with conquistaors to challenge inca dominaance

how did they ebuild the sacred lanscape

reconfigured inca sacred spaces and not just erasing them 

what was the cathedral of cuzco

constructed from virachochas paalace it was a fusion of domination and continuity

what did indigenous nobility and adaptation look like 

they adaptd to colonial power through conversiona nd public devotion they participated in a lot showing sumissiona dn subtle resistance

wha was the hybrid relious and negotiation

indigenous symbols merged with catholic imagery producing a mesizo relgiious culture. saints replaced deities and mountian became chsitian patrons - it was a creative negotiation fo faith and power