HIST 380 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Acculturation, Purgatory, Bernardo De Balbuena
6 Nov 2018
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Maria maldonado, a widow in m rida, was so desperate to find love that she hired witches of love magic. The issue was that spaniards were not supposed to associate with people of native or african descent. Conformity was the aim of both church and state in iberian colonies. However, spain and portugal were not near powerful or all-knowing. Deviancy was defined according to cumbersome sets of secular and religious rules. Compiled laws of the indies and edicts of the council of trent. Laws of indies covered everything from flag design to shape of mining claims to criminal statutes. Derived from reconquest or even earlier greek and. Edicts of the council of trent (1545-1563) was mainly focused on eliminating heresy. Reinforced church"s focus on core life-stage rituals called sacraments, especially marriage. Effective communication of rules and edicts was rare due to distance, varying levels of literacy and acculturation.
