Thursday, September 6, 2007
How is the Spainish missionary different with the French?
Compared to Spanish brutal conversion, French Jesuit certainly proceed more patient in their missionary. Appalled by the violence pratice of Spanish conquistadores, missionaries argued more certainly convert the native to Christianity. But behind this motive is the attempt to quickly destroy Indian independency and absorbed them as adopted captives. Certainly, the conversion came at a cultural cost. The priest destructed the Indian temple, burned the wood idols cherished by the native. The friar conceded the conversion had to be "reinforce by fear and respect which the Indians have for Spaniard"(American colonism, 84). Because eventually priest demanded too much change and too fast for the Indian, the missionaries could not avoid a provoke rebellion might destroy the colonization. Draw from the inspiration of Spanish mission to consolidate apparent control, French tends to sustain thier colony by converting Indian to Catholism. In hope to make native allies, French did not compel Indian to Christain faith and offense their belief. " Not as conquer or destruct, but as a new contribe negotiate a place for itself in the dioplomatic webs of Native North America". Lack with greed in land, trade, and fur Spanish priest coveted, the Jesuit missioners atonished their single minded dedication. Although as the converse natives grow, they provided essential defense for the new colony. French could not predict, in pursuit of the mission, they had entangle in a complex relationship with the Indian peoples.
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