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Francisco de Pamplona (a former military general) began work at Darién in 1650. In the 17th century, the Capuchins attempted to evangelize in Venezuela. Not until after 1576 were friaries founded in the province of Caracas. The eastern part of Venezuela was also established as a Franciscan apostolic mission that lasted from 1514 to 1521. In 1512, Father García de Padilla was consecrated as bishop of Santo Domingo and, two years later, another Franciscan, Juan de Quevendo, was consecrated as the first bishop of the Central American mainland at Santa Maria Darién. Friar Juan de la Deule died while ministering to Jamaicans sometime between 15. During the next 25 years, more than 50 Franciscan missionaries attempted to evangelize the Caribbean islands, particularly Hispaniola, Cuba, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico. They would go on to build the first convent and church (San Francisco) at Santo Domingo.ĭomingo became the base of operations for countless missionary expeditions to the north, south, and central continental mainland for many decades. In 1502, 17 more Franciscans arrived along with the first governor of Hispaniola. ![]() The Franciscans were at the vanguard of missionary activity on the newly discovered islands. Pane kept very exacting records of his activities and observations of the natives that have survived to this day. Pane, probably more of a contemplative, accompanied Columbus on his voyage to Puerto Rico in 1496. A convent was built for them by Columbus at the stronghold of Santo Domingo. Their initial chapel was built at Port Conception on Hispaniola, where in December of 1493 they offered Mass for the first time in the New World. They had been sent by a special commission of the Franciscan order in response to royal instructions from the Spanish Crown aimed at bringing the natives of the Americas to Catholicism. These men accompanied Christopher Columbus in 1493 during his second expedition. It has been suggested by historians that Franciscan missionaries, Friars Juan de la Deule and Juan de Tisin along with Father Ramón Pané, were the first members of a religious order to come to the Americas. Among the three groups, the Franciscans had an overwhelming majority of religious representatives in the New World. A Capuchin reform surfaced in 1528 and became an independent group by 1619 (Order Friars Minor Capuchin). The result was a Conventual Franciscan group (those resisting change) and the Observant group, which would be called Friars Minor. ![]() ![]() In 1517, Pope Leo X divided into two independent groups disgruntled Franciscans still unsatisfied by the medieval attempts at reform. The Franciscan order has had a history marked by reforms and divisions. A large number of them were in Spain.īy 1517, this number had grown to 30,000, mainly due to reforms initiated by Cardinal Francisco de Cisneros in the simpler more relaxed Observant reform (which retained the name Order of Friars Minor). In 1493, there were some 22,000 friars participating in various Franciscan observances. This is quite likely due to the fact that they were the largest order in Europe during the 16th and 17th centuries. The map shows the territory in dispute between the English and French at the time, and indicates the New Netherlands, including the Swedish Settlements on the Delaware which had been annexed by the Dutch in 1655, were ceded by the Dutch to England in 1664.The Franciscans sent the greatest number of missionaries to minister in the New World. The map is color–coded to show the possessions of the British, French, Spanish, Dutch, Swedish, and Danish. Title: European Colonization in North America Projection: Unknown,ĭescription: A map of North America showing the European colonization in the region up to the year 1700. European Colonization in North America, 1500–1700
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