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More Maya Missions: Exploring Colonial Chiapas
Noted for its dramatic scenery, this remote province with its large Maya population has long fascinated travellers, especially its ancient Maya cities of Palenque, Toniná, and Chincultic. The unique Maya folk culture of Chiapas has survived in the highland villages, but the area also has a less well-known Spanish heritage. For over three hundred years, Chiapas was ruled from Guatemala, and today this legacy lives on in its language, culture, and rich variety of Spanish colonial buildings. These range from sophisticated urban churches, convents, and palaces, to old Dominican missions and vernacular village churches in the countryside. This new book will intrigue travellers along the Ruta Maya. Three itineraries cover all the principal monuments of the region, which include cathedrals, ornate parish churches, and fortress-like monasteries in addition to rural missions. All the buildings are described in their original settings and illustrated with original line drawings.
128 pages, Paperback
First published March 1, 1994
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July 5, 2023
This is one of the only books I’ve ever found that deals with colonial Chiapas - I think usually the region is passed over.
As the title says, this is about colonial church architecture. But more than that, the author describes the colonial history of the country including language groups, migration, cultural influences, law and politics. The Spanish are given a more personalized role, but the author also provides us with glimpses of the Maya subaltern and indigenous social and cultural practices, both colonial and contemporary. The author also has a pen-and-ink drawing about everything third page, along with maps.
As the title says, this is about colonial church architecture. But more than that, the author describes the colonial history of the country including language groups, migration, cultural influences, law and politics. The Spanish are given a more personalized role, but the author also provides us with glimpses of the Maya subaltern and indigenous social and cultural practices, both colonial and contemporary. The author also has a pen-and-ink drawing about everything third page, along with maps.
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