La evangelización desde el patio de la casa

Abstract

This study deals with the implementation of horticulture as a strategy used by the mendicant orders, to guarantee subsistence and interact in a more dynamic and simple way with the native populations of the new territory. This analysis is done from the perspective of archaeohistory, which focuses on the classification and understanding of material culture, as this is a tangible result of the events that took place at a certain time and place, in this case Zacatecas during the colonial period. It should be noted that horticultural practice was not something new for indigenous populations, since they practiced it to obtain food, medicines and even offerings for the gods. However, the coexistence with the religious orders allowed to integrate and root new crops as well as to perfect work techniques for the care of a great variety of multifunctional species (food, medicinal, constructive, ornate, etc.)