City University of New York (CUNY) CUNY Academic Works All Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects 2009 The Church and Convento of Santo Domingo Yanhuitlan, Oaxaca: Art, Politics, and Religion in a Mixtec Village, Sixteenth Through Eighteenth Centuries Alessia Frassani Graduate Center, City University of New York How does access to this work benefit ou?y Let us know! More information about this work at: https://academicworks.cuny.edu/gc_etds/1801 Discover additional works at: https://academicworks.cuny.edu This work is made publicly available by the City University of New York (CUNY). Contact:
[email protected] THE CHURCH AND CONVENTO OF SANTO DOMINGO YANHUITLAN, OAXACA: ART, POLITICS, AND RELIGION IN A MIXTEC VILLAGE, SIXTEENTH THROUGH EIGHTEENTH CENTURIES by ALESSIA FRASSANI A dissertation submitted to the Graduate Faculty in Art History in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, The City University of New York 2009 ii © 2009 ALESSIA FRASSANI All Rights Reserved iii This manuscript has been read and accepted for the Graduate Faculty in Art History in satisfaction of the dissertation requirement for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. Professor Eloise Quiñones Keber Date Chair of Examining Committee Date Professor Kevin Murphy Executive Officer Professor James Saslow Professor Raquel Chang-Rodríguez Professor Ronald Spores Supervision Committee THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK iv Abstract THE CHURCH AND CONVENTO OF SANTO DOMINGO YANHUITLAN, OAXACA: ART, POLITICS, AND RELIGION IN A MIXTEC VILLAGE, SIXTEENTH THROUGH EIGHTEENTH CENTURIES by Alessia Frassani Adviser: Professor Eloise Quiñones Keber The mission-building campaign undertaken in the Americas in the years following the Spanish conquest (1521-1546) is the largest and most ambitious evangelical and artistic enterprise in the history of the Catholic Church.