2. “Spanish zeal eventually enabled Catholicism to make great inroads into the New World. But in the process, New World Catholicism evolved into a religion that integrated aspects of indigenous beliefs into Catholic teachings and that adapted Christian concepts, images, and saints to local traditions.” pg .3 

(Reconquest and Religious Purification, page1)

“ Within three years, all Muslims in Granada who had not converted to Christianity were ordered out of the city, just as the Jews had been in 1492. These religious purification policies would have long-lasting consequences not only for non-Christians in Spain but also for the indigenous people of the Americas”

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in 1492. These religious purification policies would have long-lasting consequences not only for non-Christians in Spain but also for the indigenous people of the Americas"(1)

"Most notably, in 1562, Franciscan friar Diego de Landa burned five thousand Mayan religious images and at least twenty-seven hieroglyphic rolls. Landa went on to stage his own inquisition, in which he tortured over four thousand Indians, 158 of them to death"(3)

  supreme god or creator, Yúcahu, the lord of cassava and the sea; and a fertility goddess, Atabey, the goddess of fresh water. Lesser deities, including the spirits of ancestors, were believed to live in trees, rocks, and elsewhere."

"Like many civilizations around the world, New World people believed in various forms of life after death and were often buried with items they might need in that afterlife."

"In the New World, where life revolved mainly around the cycles of planting, cultivating, and harvesting crops, people worshipped many gods, often in the form of agricultural gods representing powerful aspects of nature. Among the more universal deities were rain, sun, and moon gods, the earth mother, and gods of the dead, although important plants or animals were also worshipped, such as the maize god of the Mexicas."

the indigenous people of the New World worshipped spiritual forms of the resources that they needed and/or cherished.

“Many cultures, including the Mayas and the Incas, considered their rulers divine and tended to regard their ancestors (particularly the founders of their political dynasties) as sacred.” (pg. 2)

 

"Frustrated by the local populations’ reluctance to accept Christianity, some priests tore down native temples and burned their spiritual artifacts. Most notably, in 1562, Franciscan friar Diego de Landa burned five thousand Mayan religious images and at least twenty-seven hieroglyphic rolls. Landa went on to stage his own inquisition, in which he tortured over four thousand Indians, 158 of them to death. (Catholicism Meets the New World, page 3)

2) “Like many civilizations around the world, New World people believed in various forms of life after death and were often buried with items they might need in that afterlife. The Incas’ belief that a person could not enter the afterlife unless their body was kept intact led them to mummify their rulers and care for them as if they were still alive.”(Birth of a New World Religion)

“Throughout history, Christianity has incorporated aspects of the preexisting beliefs of the native populations whenever it was implanted in new lands, and in the Americas, the fusing of European and indigenous traditions was a defining feature of New World Catholicism” (3)

“But missionaries arriving in the New World in the 16th century faced the colossal challenge of making Christians out of large numbers of people who were not prepared to give up their long-held beliefs. (pg 3)

"Among the more universal deities were rain, sun, and moon gods, the earth mother, and gods of the dead, although important plants or animals were also worshipped, such as the maize god of the Mexicas." (1).

 making Christians out of large numbers of people who were not prepared to give up their long-held beliefs." (3)

“In the New World, where life revolved mainly around the cycles of planting, cultivating, and harvesting crops, people worshipped many gods, often in the form of agricultural gods representing powerful aspects of nature.” (pg 1)