The Spiritual Conquest of La Florida |
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Authors: | Bonnie G McEwan |
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Institution: | Director of Archaeology, Mission San Luis, Florida Bureau of Archaeological Research, Tallahassee, FL 30304 |
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Abstract: | Spanish exploration and colonization of the New World has long been characterized as a quest for "Gold, Glory, and God." This article examines the last of these motives, the religious aspects of colonization, as revealed through seventeenth-century mortuary remains and documentary evidence from the Spanish territory known as La Florida. Data suggest that these missionized native populations underwent religious transformations that resulted in a unique expression of Christianity incorporating both European and native elements. Related data indicate that while religious conversion may have had a lasting impact, other native social and political institutions remained largely intact during the mission period. missions, Native Americans, Spanish colonization, southeastern United States] |
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