The early systematic evangelization by mendicants in Mexico became known as the 'Spiritual Conquest of Mexico'.
Sources
- Catholic Church and the Age of Discovery (en.wikipedia.org)
- https://read.dukeupress.edu/hahr/article/47/4/562/158277/The-Spiritual-Conquest-of-Mexico-An-Essay-on-the (read.dukeupress.edu)
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- https://www.mexicohistorico.com/paginas/The-Spiritual-Conquest-of-Mexico--The-Conversion-of-the-Indigenous-Peoples.html (mexicohistorico.com)
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