Franciscan and Dominican missions in New Spain (1520–1700)

1. Fall of Tenochtitlan opens missionary era

   Aug 13, 1521Labels: Tenochtitlan, Mexica Empire, Spanish conquest

   • Britannica

2. Pedro de Gante begins early Franciscan teaching

   Jan 1, 1523Labels: Pedro de, Franciscans

   • CFIT

3. The “Twelve Franciscans” arrive in New Spain

   Jun 18, 1524Labels: Twelve Franciscans, Mart n

   • Twelve Apostles
   • Motolin a

4. Dominicans establish a foothold in New Spain

   Jan 1, 1526Labels: Dominicans, Mexico City

   • Cambridge Lib
   • Betanzos

5. Dominicans begin organizing missions among southern peoples

   Jan 1, 1535Labels: Dominicans, Oaxaca

   • Betanzos
   • Cambridge Lib

6. Viceroyalty of New Spain formalizes colonial governance

   Jan 1, 1535Labels: Viceroyalty of, Spanish crown

   • Britannica

7. New Laws seek to curb abuses of Indigenous labor

   Jan 1, 1542Labels: New Laws, Encomienda

   • Britannica
   • MDPI

8. Las Casas publishes major critique of colonial violence

   Jan 1, 1552Labels: Bartolom de, Dominican friars

   • Destruction Indies
   • Oxford Cabinet

9. First Mexican Provincial Council sets missionary rules

   Jun 29, 1555Labels: Mexican Provincial, Church leaders

   • First Council
   • Mont far

10. Dominicans expand language-based catechisms in Oaxaca

    Jan 1, 1567Labels: Dominicans, Mixtec Doctrina

    • Cambridge Lib

11. Third Mexican Provincial Council tightens church discipline

    Jan 20, 1585Labels: Third Provincial, Church discipline

    • Third Council

12. Oñate colonization carries Franciscans into New Mexico

    May 1, 1598Labels: Juan de, Franciscans

    • Britannica
    • TSHA

13. Franciscans create the Custody of New Mexico

    Jan 1, 1617Labels: Custody of, Franciscans

    • NPS

14. Pueblo Revolt expels Spaniards and many missionaries

    Aug 10, 1680Labels: Pueblo Revolt, Pueblo peoples

    • Britannica
    • NPS

15. Diego de Vargas reconquers New Mexico and restarts missions

    Jan 1, 1692Labels: Diego de, Reconquest of

    • Britannica
    • GSHA

16. Mission work shifts toward longer-term consolidation by 1700

    Jan 1, 1700Labels: Franciscan missions, Dominican missions

    • Stanford UP
    • Oxford Academic