El demonio y el buen salvaje : el indio como concepto en los tratados franciscanos de la primera mitad del siglo XVI

Abstract

In their apostolate, the Franciscans build their discourses around two great narratives, the first of which were the enemies: the devil and some Spanish authorities, who they saw as opposed to the evangelization of the Indians. The second dealed the very nature of the Indians. As the Indians were the object and purpose of the mission in America, the Franciscans contributed to the formation of the concept of the Indian.