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Early Churches of Mexico: An Architect’s View

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Following the Spanish conquest of Mexico in the early 1500s, Franciscan, Dominican, and Augustinian friars fanned out across the central and southern areas of the country, founding hundreds of mission churches and monasteries to evangelize the Native population. This book documents more than 120 of these remarkable sixteenth-century sites in duotone black-and-white photographs.

Virtually unknown outdoor Mexico, these complexes unite architecture, landscape, mural painting, and sculpture on a grand scale, in some ways rivaling the archaeological sites of the Maya and Aztecs. They represent a captivating period in history when two distinct cultures started interweaving to form the fabric of brand new Mexico. Many were founded at the sites of ancient temples and reused their masonry, and so they were ornamented with architectural work of art and sculptures that owe much to the existing Native tradition–almost all of the construction was once done by indigenous artisans.

With these photos, Spears celebrates this unique architectural and cultural heritage to assist ensure its protection and survival.

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