Pucele de haut affaire, A faire men giu enpren. Repren moi tost quant weil mestraire. Traire sanz toi ne po[uv]ons. Tes poons, Fierce Dieu, a traire apren Et pren de nos si grant roi Qu’au grant roi Traire puissons tuit. Amen.

Abstract: This chapter examines the proliferation of devotional cults to the “Virgin Queen” Mary against the absence of Crown authority in the provinces in order to highlight the imaginary character of the unfinished conquest and its “spiritual” continuation. The proliferation of devotional cults owed itself to not only the religious ministers but also the participation of Indians in the organization and enactment of paraliturgical traditions like town fiestas, religious processions, assistance with the upkeep of the parish church and the priest's administration of Christian sacraments. This achievement, however, also created a complication in the coherence and imaginary matrix of spiritual conquest, because it gave way to other forms of native participation in the imagination and construction of the mission settlements.

Keywords: cults, iconophilia, foundation narrative [dalit], apparitions, miracles, oaths [panata].