As Provincial of Mexico in 1535, he organized missions among three Indigenous groups stocks: the Nahua people, the Mixtec people, and the Zapotec people. He returned to Spain in 1549, and died in September of the same year at Valladolid. The Bishopric of Guatemala was tendered to Betanzos, but he declined it. In his classic work on the evangelization of Mexico, French scholar Robert Ricard called Betanzos zealous, ``an impetuous character, not well balanced, but not without intelligence'' with a passionate temper.
As Provincial of Mexico in 1535, he organized missions among three Indigenous groups stocks: the Nahua people, the Mixtec people, and the Zapotec people.
case
as
As
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Provincial
Provincial
PROPN
NNP
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Mexico
Mexico
PROPN
NNP
case
in
in
ADP
IN
nmod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1535
1535
NUM
CD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
organize
organized
VERB
VBD
obj
Number=Plur
mission
missions
NOUN
NNS
case
among
among
ADP
IN
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
three
three
NUM
CD
amod
Degree=Pos
indigenous
Indigenous
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Plur
group
groups
NOUN
NNS
nmod
Number=Plur
stock
stocks
NOUN
NNS
punct
:
:
PUNCT
:
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
Nahua
Nahua
ADJ
JJ
appos
Number=Plur
person
people
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
Mixtec
Mixtec
ADJ
JJ
conj
Number=Plur
person
people
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
zapotec
Zapotec
ADJ
JJ
conj
Number=Plur
person
people
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
He returned to Spain in 1549, and died in September of the same year at Valladolid.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
He
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
return
returned
VERB
VBD
case
to
to
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Spain
Spain
PROPN
NNP
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1549
1549
NUM
CD
punct
,
,
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,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
die
died
VERB
VBD
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
September
September
PROPN
NNP
case
of
of
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IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
same
same
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
year
year
NOUN
NN
case
at
at
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Valladolid
Valladolid
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
The Bishopric of Guatemala was tendered to Betanzos, but he declined it.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
Bishopric
Bishopric
PROPN
NNP
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Guatemala
Guatemala
PROPN
NNP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
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VBD
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
tender
tendered
VERB
VBN
case
to
to
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obl
Number=Sing
Betanzos
Betanzos
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NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
but
but
CCONJ
CC
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
decline
declined
VERB
VBD
obj
Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
In his classic work on the evangelization of Mexico, French scholar Robert Ricard called Betanzos zealous, ``an impetuous character, not well balanced, but not without intelligence'' with a passionate temper.
case
in
In
ADP
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nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos
classic
classic
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
work
work
NOUN
NN
case
on
on
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
evangelization
evangelization
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Mexico
Mexico
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
amod
Degree=Pos
French
French
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Sing
scholar
scholar
NOUN
NN
flat
Number=Sing
Robert
Robert
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Ricard
Ricard
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
call
called
VERB
VBD
obj
Number=Sing
Betanzos
Betanzos
PROPN
NNP
xcomp
Degree=Pos
zealous
zealous
ADJ
JJ
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
an
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
impetuous
impetuous
ADJ
JJ
appos
Number=Sing
character
character
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advmod
not
not
PART
RB
advmod
Degree=Pos
well
well
ADV
RB
acl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
balance
balanced
VERB
VBN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
but
but
CCONJ
CC
advmod
not
not
PART
RB
case
without
without
ADP
IN
conj
Number=Sing
intelligence
intelligence
NOUN
NN
punct
'
'
PUNCT
''
case
with
with
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
passionate
passionate
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
temper
temper
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.