A Franciscan in the New World: Frei Bernardino de Sahagún and his General History of the New Spain things

Authors

  • Márcia Helena Alvim

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15448/1980-864X.2005.1.1325

Keywords:

Friar Bernardino de Sahagún, Historia General de las cosas de Nueva España, Spanish missionaries

Abstract

Bernardino de Sahagún came to New Spain in 1529 and remained in America until his death, in 1590. Bernardino de Sahagun’s goal in New Spain was the conversion of the natives to the Christian religion. He wrote a book describing the indigenous cultural universe in order to help other missionaries to recognize the permanence of ancient religion, trying to eliminate it.

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Published

2005-12-31

How to Cite

Alvim, M. H. (2005). A Franciscan in the New World: Frei Bernardino de Sahagún and his General History of the New Spain things. Estudos Ibero-Americanos, 31(1). https://doi.org/10.15448/1980-864X.2005.1.1325

Issue

Vol. 31 No. 1 (2005)

Section

Articles