In this quote it shows how Islam adapted, similarly to Christianity, differently across groups of people instead of a uniform belief system. This shows how they were able to blend everyday religious practice with other older traditions. Again showing how religion was shaped by local culture or things like social context, as it highlights the flexibility Islam had as it spread similarly to Christianity.

This sentece shows how Christianity in Mexico became and adaptation of fitting existing religious frameworks in the area. The blending of beleifs as stated in one of my previous highlights the reshaping of a foreign religion to reflect their traditions, wihtout outright adopting Christianity. This way they were still able to perserve spiritual meanings of their own society.

This included quote is really striking and comparative to what we were talking about in class, with how indigenous people reacted to the conquest of Christian reform. Leading to ideological developments like apocalyptic ideas or incorporation of Christian God into their own beliefs. As stated in class they sometimes took on these reformations as a way of furthering their own colonies or interests.

What I find interesting with this quote is, it shows that a religious movement like this had broader implications like the skepticism toward authority. As the reformation challenged the Catholic Church's power, it established the inability of perfection within all higher ranking institutions. This I see as paving the way for independent thinking, which challenged the ongoing traditions or authority within society.

This quote explains the obvious wish to create and develop different social structures then the previous unfair hierarchies seen within Spanish colonies. As it says in the next sentence they had the ability to change the existing hierarcheis because of the surplus of land, allowed the encouragement of more fluid social arrangements instead of the rigid preconceived rules.

I really like this quote and how it shows a resilience in how indigenous communities could adapt around the colonial rule. As they were forced to blend new religious traditions with already existing elements, as they could not just fully abandon them.

This quote from a Spanish official in 1619 really shows how deep the belief in class or racial hierarchy was in the colonial Spanish society. As stated they believed Spanish identity itseldf had an association exemption from labor, a beleif of dominance which has been repeated throughout differenct centuries and societies.

This quote shows first the dependence a country can have on a certain good, similar to the issue we had in the United States or overall globaly during the COVID pandemic. Additionally issues with gloabalization were apparent even then, as it says America played a part in the fungus, destroyign their source of growth.