construction of the iglesia ( church ) was the purpose in building the missions.
construction of the iglesia ( church ) was the purpose in building the missions.
what was the purpose in building the missions?
construction of the iglesia ( church
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during the 16th and 17th century, there were attempts to evangelize the sierra gorda of querétaro by the augustinians, franciscans and dominicans. however, almost all of these missions were never completed or were destroyed soon after they were built by the indigenous communities. the military pacification of the area by josé de escandón in the 1740s allowed for the building of permanent missions in the heart of the sierra gorda. however, the five franciscans missions accredited to junípero serra were built in pame territory, as these people were more accepting of spanish domination. the placement of the missions had the purpose of dividing the heart of the sierra gorda and to open roads into san luis potosí . the missions were built by pame hands, under the direction of various franciscan friars including josé antonio de murguía in concá, juan crispi in tilaco, juan ramos de lora in tancoyol and miguel de la campa in landa. however, the vision for the building of the missions was serra’s, as he imagined a type of utopia based on franciscan principles. serra insisted that the missionaries learn the local languages and experience hunger along with the rest of the population. there was still hostility to the spanish presence, and serra’s response was economic as well as spiritual.
sierra gorda