![]() However, the one dimension of Mesoamerican culture that Spaniards were implacably dedicated to destroying was its religion.Īrguably, therefore, the colonial institution that most profoundly affected indigenous life in Mesoamerica was the Catholic Church. The native subjects of what the colonists called New Spain were exploited economically, but many aspects of native culture persisted under Spanish rule, influenced only gradually by contact with non-Mesoamerican cultures. In the long run, however, most Mesoamerican communities enjoyed local self-rule and flourished under the relative stability of the pax colonial. The Spanish Conquest and the imposition of colonial rule was often violent, disruptive, and accompanied by epidemic disease. ![]() ![]() The colonial period in Mesoamerica began with the founding of Spanish colonies in the 1520s to the 1540s and ended with the emergence of independent states during the 1820s. MESOAMERICAN RELIGIONS: COLONIAL CULTURES
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