New Spain · event 2 of 9

1524

The first Franciscans. Twelve friars arrive and begin the conversion, building churches on temple platforms across the valley.

The New Spain era

  1. 13 August 1521
  2. 1524
  3. 1531
  4. 1535
  5. 1553
  6. 1573
  7. 1607
  8. 1629
  9. 1692

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