... ). In 1810 the natives staged an uprising against the Spanish stronghold that they saw had misgoverned them for so long. It was lead by a parish priest, Hidalgo, who urged the native people to take revenge on the Spanish who stole their land (Miller 1985, pp. 182, 183). In 1811 Hidalgo was executed but the uprising continued until by 1813 it had ... the Catholic Church or directly through peninsulars. The pions in Mexico were also used for manual labour but the profits they created went into the Church. When Spain conquered the native people of Mexico it was discovered that they were alr...

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... domestic marketing as well. For instance, in the United States foreign culture is not the exclusive domain of foreign citizens. In this new multicultural age American citizens could be of Vietnamese, Chinese, Japanese, Haitian, Russian, Bosnian, Native American, or Indian ethnic descent. Therefore, understanding of culture is of major importance, even to those who deal with only domestic plants and domestic customers. To ... while the European competitors lost their opportunities for their lack of understanding the Chinese cultures. Such examples could be endless; for instance, to be su...

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... the part of the parochial clergy, whose rights often seemed to be invaded by the friars. The Dominicans played the leading part in the evangelization of South America; the first American saint, Rose of Lima, was a nun of the Third Order of Dominicans. Missionary work still remains one of the important Dominican functions. An order of Dominican nuns was founded by ... a group of Franciscans. The first convents in America were established by Franciscans, at Santo Domingo and La Vega in what is now the Dominican Republic. The rapid conversion of the Native Americans and the consequent enth...

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