Episode 2: The Spanish Conquest and Religious Syncretism - Summary Witness the dramatic collision of worlds when Spanish conquistadors arrived in fifteen nineteen, bringing Catholicism and determined to eradicate Indigenous religious practices. Discover how the destruction of temples, burning of codices, and suppression of death rituals threatened to eliminate ancient traditions forever. Yet Indigenous peoples demonstrated remarkable resilience, adapting their beliefs within Catholic frameworks through syncretism. Learn how All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day merged with traditional festivals, how the Virgin of Guadalupe connected to goddess Tonantzin, and how Indigenous artists embedded ancient symbols into Christian art. This episode reveals the complex process of cultural survival, resistance, and transformation that created the foundations of modern Día de los Muertos.

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