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Attitudes Towards Religious Matters in Mexican School History Textbooks

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 December 2015

Richard Blaine McCornack*
Affiliation:
Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire

Extract

Throughout Mexican history the attitudes and actions of the Church have been of the greatest importance. During the colonial period the Church had exclusive jurisdiction not only over the religious life of the people, but also over education. Its role in the political and economic fields was often paramount. In the national period of Mexican history the attitude of a government toward the Church and religion was often the most important feature of its program, and on many occasions a government came to power or fell on this question.

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Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Academy of American Franciscan History 1959

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