New Mexico Mission Churches

by Donna Blake Birchell

Book Overview

Before Spanish rule, the land now known as New Mexico was inhabited by many indigenous tribes and pueblos with their own religious beliefs. When conquistadors arrived to search for the Seven Cities of Gold, they created settlements in the pueblos they conquered and forced Catholicism on the people they enslaved. While several of these original missions were destroyed during the Revolt of 1680, the surviving churches are cherished by the communities...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1467144932
• ISBN13: 9781467144933
• Release Date: April 2021
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.9"