Trip to Misson Espada
Mission Espada
Europeans discovered in The Americas a source of free labor, many natural resources to profit from and immorally labeled it as a means of salvation forced upon natives in their own land. The indian people ignorantly welcomed Europeans not knowing that it would lead to the fall of many established societies, a false sense of freedom, and the loss of life on such a large scale much similar to genocide. Initially Europeans and natives got along and traded good with one another but in effort to accumulate wealth for their Mother Country religion was brought upon natives. In exchange for a sunday service and a promise they would someday enter heaven, indian people were forced to give up all they knew and mine, farm, and perform many labors without pay.
The Pope Paul III made it illegal in 1537 for Europeans to convert and enslave native americans which in essence was exactly what Spaniard were doing . The irony was clear to Pope Paul III as well as Dominican priest La Casas who denounced Spain for their acts of brutality to the indians and hypocritical claims against the natives. La Casa’s actions greatly influenced Spain to replace the Laws of Burgos with the The New Laws. The News Laws were to being fairer treatment of indians and provide them individual freedoms. In 1550 the repartimento system was replaced by the encomienda system allowing every native indian rights and freedoms in exchange for some labor.
The Spanish established many missions across The Americas all in effort to spread catholicism. Mission supported the subsistence of settlers and natives alike. Chapels were built with every Mission because religious was a very important motive the Spanish to colonize the Americas beside mercantilism.
Mission San Francisco de la Espada established in 1731 after more than 40 years after the original San Francisco de la Tejas Mission was founded previously in the same area. Within a
Europeans discovered in The Americas a source of free labor, many natural resources to profit from and immorally labeled it as a means of salvation forced upon natives in their own land. The indian people ignorantly welcomed Europeans not knowing that it would lead to the fall of many established societies, a false sense of freedom, and the loss of life on such a large scale much similar to genocide. Initially Europeans and natives got along and traded good with one another but in effort to accumulate wealth for their Mother Country religion was brought upon natives. In exchange for a sunday service and a promise they would someday enter heaven, indian people were forced to give up all they knew and mine, farm, and perform many labors without pay.
The Pope Paul III made it illegal in 1537 for Europeans to convert and enslave native americans which in essence was exactly what Spaniard were doing . The irony was clear to Pope Paul III as well as Dominican priest La Casas who denounced Spain for their acts of brutality to the indians and hypocritical claims against the natives. La Casa’s actions greatly influenced Spain to replace the Laws of Burgos with the The New Laws. The News Laws were to being fairer treatment of indians and provide them individual freedoms. In 1550 the repartimento system was replaced by the encomienda system allowing every native indian rights and freedoms in exchange for some labor.
The Spanish established many missions across The Americas all in effort to spread catholicism. Mission supported the subsistence of settlers and natives alike. Chapels were built with every Mission because religious was a very important motive the Spanish to colonize the Americas beside mercantilism.
Mission San Francisco de la Espada established in 1731 after more than 40 years after the original San Francisco de la Tejas Mission was founded previously in the same area. Within a