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<\/a><\/strong>Academics, experts, and specialists from Spain, Italy, and Mexico gathered for four days at a scientific and academic congress aimed at interpreting and uncovering the legacy of the so-called \u201cTwelve Apostles of Mexico\u201d in today\u2019s society. These intellectuals, brought together by the European and Ibero-American Academy of Yuste Foundation and the Royal Academy of Extremadura for Arts and Letters, sought to highlight through presentations and discussions the humanistic, social, political, cultural, and religious contributions of the twelve Franciscan monks who traveled from the convent of Belv\u00eds de Monroy to Mexico, leaving a lasting impact as a model of Spain\u2019s best heritage in America. <\/strong>(26\/10\/2024).<\/p>\nThis Congress, with over 350 registered attendees, was held in Guadalupe, C\u00e1ceres, and Belv\u00eds de Monroy, commemorating the date when twelve barefoot Franciscan men arrived in New Spain, carrying the banner of poverty with a calm vision and freedom of thought, understanding history as a process of advancement and progress.<\/p>\n
In today\u2019s closing ceremony at the San Francisco del Berrocal convent in Belv\u00eds de Monroy \u2014the very place where twelve Franciscan friars set off for New Spain in 1524\u2014Belv\u00eds mayor Fernando S\u00e1nchez advocated for the convent to become a vibrant space hosting activities that foster ties across the Atlantic.<\/p>\n
For the director of Yuste Foundation, Juan Carlos Moreno, the congress has helped to publicly acknowledge Spain\u2019s role in America, \u201cwith its errors and excesses, but also with its successes, among them being carriers of the evangelical message\u201d. In this regard, he referred to the Franciscans\u2019 work as protectors of native communities and their rights against the abuses of those in power.<\/p>\n
The director of the Royal Academy of Arts and Sciences, Mar\u00eda del Mar Lozano, expressed her satisfaction with the excellent attendance and the content presented, which will soon be published in a book.<\/p>\n
The secretary-general of Culture of the Regional Government of Extremadura, Francisco Jos\u00e9 Palomino, thanked the organising institutions for holding the congress and affirmed that the convent will continue to thrive.<\/p>\n
During the sessions, tribute was paid to those who, in 1986, brought the twelve Franciscan friars who departed from the convent of Belv\u00eds de Monroy out of obscurity in Extremadura. Among them were Antonio Montero, the first archbishop of Extremadura, and Juan Carlos Rodr\u00edguez Ibarra, former president of the Regional Government of Extremadura and promoter of the convent\u2019s restoration, among others.<\/p>\n
Throughout the congress, the role of religious figures as cultural mediators was highlighted, alongside the function of Franciscan missions as centres of evangelisation and meeting points between European colonisers and Mesoamerican indigenous communities. The Franciscans\u2019 interest in the political and social affairs of the New Spain viceroyalty was also underscored, particularly through an analysis of the correspondence between the Spanish crown and \u201cthe Twelve.\u201d Additionally, Hern\u00e1n Cort\u00e9s\u2019s preference for the Franciscan order as a means to understand society in the Mexican territory was noted, with emphasis on the monks\u2019 humanitarian approach in fostering closer ties, protection, and integration for indigenous populations subjected to abuses and extortion by the authorities.<\/p>\n
The congress provided an opportunity to update recent research on the significance of Franciscanism in Extremadura during the latter half of the 16th<\/sup> century, as many of the first Franciscans in Mexico were from Extremadura and carried fundamental characteristics to America: evangelical poverty and, particularly from 1492 onwards, an evangelical fervour that they had already demonstrated both in newly conquered Granada and in Extremadura, whose population faced adversity. All presentations and papers will be compiled into a book.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_post_nav in_same_term=”on” prev_text=”VER NOTICIA ANTERIOR” next_text=”VER NOTICIA SIGUIENTE” admin_label=”\u2190 NAVEGACION POR NOTICIAS \u2192” _builder_version=”4.19.5″ custom_margin=”||3%|” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_post_nav][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Academics, experts, and specialists from Spain, Italy, and Mexico gathered for four days at a scientific and academic congress aimed at interpreting and uncovering the legacy of the so-called \u201cTwelve Apostles of Mexico\u201d in today\u2019s society. These intellectuals, brought together by the European and Ibero-American Academy of Yuste Foundation and the Royal Academy of Extremadura for Arts and Letters, sought to highlight through presentations and discussions the humanistic, social, political, cultural, and religious contributions of the twelve Franciscan monks who traveled from the convent of Belv\u00eds de Monroy to Mexico, leaving a lasting impact as a model of Spain\u2019s best heritage in America. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":239131,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[190,191],"tags":[303],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fundacionyuste.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239101"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fundacionyuste.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fundacionyuste.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fundacionyuste.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fundacionyuste.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=239101"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.fundacionyuste.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239101\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":239138,"href":"https:\/\/www.fundacionyuste.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239101\/revisions\/239138"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fundacionyuste.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/239131"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fundacionyuste.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=239101"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fundacionyuste.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=239101"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fundacionyuste.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=239101"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}