Our Lady of Guadalupe: And the Conquest of Darkness
by Warren H. Carroll
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Standard histories on the Age of Colonization tell a sad story of the ills inflicted on indigenous peoples by exploitative Western powers. This book offers a realistic corrective. The Spanish conquest of the New World is shown vividlyin its fervor and exuberance, but most importantly, with its central evangelical and civilizing impulse that transformed the Americas from savagery into a central part of Christendom."Tags
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Embarassing title, gripping history. Carroll has the revolutionary theory that just because an event happened, it doesn't have to be presented in a boring manner -- and in this and his other small histories (1917, Guillotine and the Cross), he shows that he has a great nose for the interesting time period.
And, of course, if you don't know much about the conquest of the Mexica (more often called 'Aztecs' in English, which is like calling the people just north of England 'Hibernians'), or even more if you think you do, you really need to read this.
And, of course, if you don't know much about the conquest of the Mexica (more often called 'Aztecs' in English, which is like calling the people just north of England 'Hibernians'), or even more if you think you do, you really need to read this.
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- BT660 .G8 — Philosophy, Psychology and Religion Doctrinal Theology Doctrinal Theology Mary, Mother of Jesus Christ. Mariology Miracles. Apparitions. Shrines, sanctuaries,
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