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Mesoamerican religion is a group of indigenous ... Mesoamericans to Christianity. Before the Spanish conquest each village had a patron deity whose idol was ...
The justification of Spanish (and Portuguese) overseas conquests was to convert the existing populations to Christianity. The pope granted the Spanish monarch (and the crown of Portugal) broad concessions termed the Patronato Real or Royal Patronage, giving the monarch the power to appoint candidates for high ecclesiastical posts, collection of tithes and support of the clergy, but did not ...
The Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of St. John of the Lakes in Jalisco is one of the most visited pilgrimage shrines in Mexico. [2] Christianity is the predominant religion in Mexico comprising 91.3% of the population, with Catholicism being its largest denomination representing around 78% of the total population as of 2020 census. [1]
Before the advent of Christianity, it was spread over many indigenous kingdoms, all with their own local traditions. Today, it coexists and interacts with pan-Mayan syncretism, the 're-invention of tradition' by the Pan-Maya movement , and Christianity in its various denominations.
According to the Mexican census, Roman Catholicism is the dominant religion in Mexico, practiced by 77.7 percent of the population in 2020. [1] A Statistica survey suggests this number could be a little lower, suggesting Catholics could make up 72 percent of the nation.
Like other Mesoamerican religions, the Aztec religion contained aspects of dualism within their conception of the world. [39] An example of this is the deity Ometeotl, who is split into Ometecuhtli (Lord of Duality) and Omecihuatl (Dual Lady). They dwell in the place of duality together, which is one of the thirteen heavens.
Mexico cut its imports of horses and mules, mining machinery, and railroad supplies. The result was an economic depression in Mexico in 1908–1909 that soured optimism and raised discontent with the Díaz regime. [59] Mexico was vulnerable to external shocks because of its weak banking system. [citation needed]
The convent of San Augustin, a mission centre established at Yuriria, Mexico in 1550. The Catholic Church during the Age of Discovery inaugurated a major effort to spread Christianity in the New World and to convert the indigenous peoples of the Americas and other indigenous peoples.