Describe and Evaluate the Significance of the Catholic Church to Latin

question 21

Essay

Describe and evaluate the significance of the Catholic Church to Latin American society. To what degree were the missionaries accepted? How were the missions set up? What sorts of "mixing" of religious beliefs and practices took place?

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