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28 Catholicism History in Yucatán Near Tulum Pueblo, Mexico

This is the humble Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Tulum Pueblo. Its classic Spanish missionary style struck me as ironic given the history of Catholicism in the Yucatán Peninsula. In 1519, a Spaniard named Hernán Cortés arrived to conquer, colonize and to religiously convert the indigenous people of today’s Mexico. Although he succeeded, his army and Franciscan friars spread small pox and measles. These Old World deceases killed up to 90% of the population in certain areas. This caused the demise of the Aztecs and accelerated the decline of the Mayans which began in the 9th century.

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Catholicism History in Yucatán Near Tulum Pueblo, Mexico

Calle Sol Ote. 2, Tulum, Q.R., Mexico

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