GenerationsofscholarshavestudiedthemultifacetedexperiencesoftheFranciscansinMexicoandhowtheFranciscanordershapedNewSpainandtheearlyMexicanrepublic.Recentscholarshiphasgivenlong-overdueattentiontotheevangelizednatives.Mostoftheseworksfocusonaspecificregionorperiod,oronaparticularaspectofFranciscanministriesinNewSpain.AcomprehensiveaccountoftheFranciscansinMexicooverthelongtermhasbeenmissing,untilnow.ThisbookanalyzestheFranciscans’engagementwithnativepeoples,creolepopulations,theviceregalauthorities,andtheSpanishempireasawholeinordertoofferabroadpictureofCatholicevangelizationinNorthAmericawhilekeepingtheFranciscansatthecenterofthestory.Publishedin2021,duringcommemorationofthequincentenaryoftheSpanish--andthustheFranciscan--presenceinMexico,thebookbringstogethertheresearchofjuniorandseniorscholarsfromMexico,Spain,andtheUnitedStatesonthelong-enduringandfar-reachingFranciscanpresenceinMexico.
