Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 exam•Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Definition
The process of converting indigenous colonial populations to Christianity in New Spain and other colonial regions, aided by devotional images and religious art.
AP course connection
Topic 3.4: 3.4 Purpose and Audience in Early European and Colonial American Art