In Mexico, the Spanish puppet-Tlatoanis could not hinder the anger of large groups against the heavy forced labor, the social misery and the forced Christianizing. The first major Indian resistance was due to Caxcanes in present Mexican states of Jalisco, Zacatecas and Aguascalientes. In 1540, they resisted the Spaniards slavelike conditions and executions by entrenching…
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DESCENDANTS OF TLATOANIS AND SAPA INCAS
The Aztecs had been led by an chosen leader, Tlatoani. Although the Aztec electoral kingdom by no means was democratic, Aztecs knew that the ruler was a human being. As an important ritual, the Tlatoani and other leaders could dress as gods, representing gods in the rituals, but they never claimed to be divine. When…
CHRISTIAN INTERPRETATION OF INDIANS
From the first day Columbus set foot on the American continent, he was convinced of the righteous in his intrusion. His conviction was based on the support of the Spanish Majesties and declarations of Popes that non-Christians could be taken as slaves – even though the Spanish Queen Isabella opposed Indian slavery, so the strangers…
INDIAN FAITH VERSUS CHRISTIANITY
Both Christians, Aztecs and Incas envisioned a divine creation, but they had different notions of the time for the creation. From the Bible, Christians knew that the creation had lasted six days. Irish Archbishop James Ussher would argue rationally for the Bible and calculated the first day of creation to have been on Sunday, October…
KRISTENDOMS LØFTE OM FRELSE OG RIGDOM
Oldkirken havde lovet at det sande liv ventede efter det jordiske, og det sande liv var det himmelske i Himmerige. Man vendte sig bort fra denne verden, for ifølge Bibelen havde Jesus opfordret til beskedenhed og åndelighed: Saml jer ikke skatte på jorden, hvor møl og rust fortærer, og hvor tyve bryder ind og stjæler. Men…
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