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oyogm, NTO MEXICO, after the conquest, came missionaries, and spread all over the land and into what is now Southern Q California. The Franciscans were the first to offer them- selves for the work, beginning' with three from Flanders, and twelve Apostles of Mexico from Spain. They estab- lished centers of life and teaching, monasteries with gqp-5 churches and workshops, called missions Many are still standing, more or less in ruins. Later on, churches were built in towns and cities. This is a fine one, with its sturdy bell tower and domed roof. The steps, up which millions of men have walked- homesick to hear of the god of the old country, or curious to hear of this strange new god-curve invitingly to shelter the little white shrine at one side. There are odd contrasts, the little shrine is classic in detail, while the round beams' protruding from the wall at the left, are like those in Indian pueblos. The wave-like line at the top of the wall is character- istic. The bells are sometimes hung as in this well proportioned bell tower, and sometimes in belfries on the top of a wall. Spanish architecture was influenced by the Moors and Arabsg and the Moorish dome, often deco- rated with colored tiles, appealed to the Indian artists and builders after the conquest. They adopted it with fervor, and domes are seen everywhere in Mexico. Nearly every church has, besides its own majestic dome, one or more domed chapels closely attached to it. Even in remote places a dome peers over a hill or nestles in a valley, another touch of the Orient in our western world. These churches stand as brave monuments to a group of Spanish friars who determined to convert a nation. Church of Amecameca
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