Reductions (settlements)

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical settlement type
gptkbp:abolished gptkb:Bourbon_Reforms
gptkbp:administeredBy Catholic missionaries
colonial authorities
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs reducciones
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:religious_organization
gptkb:Franciscan_missions
gptkbp:effect spread of Christianity
cultural assimilation
displacement of indigenous communities
loss of traditional land
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Reductions (settlements)
gptkbp:languageOfName gptkb:Spanish
gptkbp:notableExample Jesuit Reductions in Paraguay
Reducciones in Mexico
Reducciones in Peru
gptkbp:period 16th to 18th centuries
gptkbp:purpose congregate indigenous populations
facilitate conversion to Christianity
impose Spanish colonial administration
gptkbp:region gptkb:Philippines
gptkb:Spanish_America
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Encomienda_system
Indian Reductions
Mission town
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Spanish_Empire
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Spanish_missions_in_the_Americas
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6