8. Sacred boundaries: parishes and the making of space in the colonial Andes

Abstract

To María Rostworowski The all-encompassing influence of the Catholic Church in Spanish America is a compelling reason to collect, preserve and study ecclesiastical records in any Latin American country. Church archives house documents that allow us to learn the history of people of all walks of life throughout the centuries. Ecclesiastical archives often provide us with the only clues to the lives of many anonymous men and women. The Spanish Crown legitimised its sovereignty over the New Worl..