Native song and dance shaped Christian festivals in colonial New Spain. 🎶🪶

Missionaries used public spectacle to teach Christianity, but Indigenous communities carried older traditions of rhythm, movement, and ceremony into the colonial religious world.

#Brewminate #IndigenousHistory #ColonialHistory #NewSpain #MusicHistory

https://brewminate.com/native-song-dance-christian-festivals-new-spain/

So, if we are here, why not extend the intelectual perspective, and dare call this wonderful #continent #US #USA : The #NewSpain ?
To quote you @realdonaldtrump, "That sounds even nicer"

https://images.app.goo.gl/TM53pmyXfxHAWAiz9

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#December 11, 1751
#OTD Martin #Sesse, #Spanish #Botanist, is born.

King Carlos III put Sesse in charge of #Plant #Exploration in #NewSpain. The expedition would last over a decade.

Sesse put together an #ATeam of #Botanists, including José #Mociño & Vicente #Cervantes.

Sesse wrote a #Flora of Mexico, created #Stunning #Botanical #Art & established the Royal #BotanicGarden of #MexicoCity.

Today Sesse is #Remembered in a dry #Gin made in #Madrid. It's has a beautiful #Blue label.

#Botany