In:
The Americas, Cambridge University Press (CUP), Vol. 32, No. 4 ( 1976-04), p. 544-548
Abstract:
Recognising the failure to assimilate the Trinidad Indians to Spanish culture, the king of Spain in 1686 asked the Capuchin Order to undertake a mission to Trinidad so that the “Indians may learn to live a quiet and civilized life.” Eight Capuchin priests under Fr. Thomas de Barcelona arrived in 1687 and founded four missions; two in Naparima, one in San Fernando, and one in Savana Grande. They built their villages following a uniform plan: “A perfect square is traced on the ground and all the Indian ajoupas are built on three sides, north, south, and west of the streets … the eastern side of the mission is taken up by the church, the mission house and other buildings for the use of the priests.”
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0003-1615
,
1533-6247
DOI:
10.1017/S000316150007190X
Language:
English
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Publication Date:
1976
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2041133-9
SSG:
7,26
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