Juan de Tecto
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Juan de Tecto was a Flemish
missionary
to the New World. He graduated as D.D. in Paris
, and was for several years professor of theology in the Sorbonne University, and afterward chaplain of Emperor Charles V
, and guardian of a convent of Franciscans at Ghent. In 1522 Charles V, who was much attached to him, gave him permission to go to the New World
. Tecto settled at Texcoco, where he founded missions for the natives
and learned their language.
He accompanied Hernán Cortés
in his expedition to Hibueras in 1525, and as, owing to the rebellion of Cristobal de Olid
, no provisions were obtainable, Tecto, exhausted, fell behind the army, and was found later by a patrol leaning against a tree, where he had died of hunger. According to Bernal Diaz del Castillo
, another source, he was sent by Cortés to report to the emperor about the conquest of Hibueras, and died at sea, off the coast of Spain
.
Tecto is the author of two works: Primeros rudimentos de la doctrina Cristiana en lengua Mexicana (Rudiments of Christian Doctrine in the Mexican Language), a manuscript which was utilized by Fray Pedro de Gante
for his Catecismo Mexicano (Mexican catechism
); and Apología del bautismo administrate á los gentiles Mexicanos con sola el agua y la forma Sacramental, which is cited by Fray Juan de Torquemada
in his Monarquía Indiana.
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missionary
Missionary
A missionary is a member of a religious group sent into an area to do evangelism or ministries of service, such as education, literacy, social justice, health care and economic development. The word "mission" originates from 1598 when the Jesuits sent members abroad, derived from the Latin...
to the New World. He graduated as D.D. in Paris
Paris
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, and was for several years professor of theology in the Sorbonne University, and afterward chaplain of Emperor Charles V
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Charles V was ruler of the Holy Roman Empire from 1519 and, as Charles I, of the Spanish Empire from 1516 until his voluntary retirement and abdication in favor of his younger brother Ferdinand I and his son Philip II in 1556.As...
, and guardian of a convent of Franciscans at Ghent. In 1522 Charles V, who was much attached to him, gave him permission to go to the New World
New World
The New World is one of the names used for the Western Hemisphere, specifically America and sometimes Oceania . The term originated in the late 15th century, when America had been recently discovered by European explorers, expanding the geographical horizon of the people of the European middle...
. Tecto settled at Texcoco, where he founded missions for the natives
Indigenous peoples of the Americas
The indigenous peoples of the Americas are the pre-Columbian inhabitants of North and South America, their descendants and other ethnic groups who are identified with those peoples. Indigenous peoples are known in Canada as Aboriginal peoples, and in the United States as Native Americans...
and learned their language.
He accompanied Hernán Cortés
Hernán Cortés
Hernán Cortés de Monroy y Pizarro, 1st Marquis of the Valley of Oaxaca was a Spanish Conquistador who led an expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire and brought large portions of mainland Mexico under the rule of the King of Castile in the early 16th century...
in his expedition to Hibueras in 1525, and as, owing to the rebellion of Cristobal de Olid
Cristóbal de Olid
Cristóbal de Olid was a Spanish adventurer, conquistador and rebel who played a part in the conquest of Mexico and Honduras.Born in Zaragoza, Olid grew up in the household of the governor of Cuba, Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar. In 1518 Velázquez sent Olid to relieve Juan de Grijalva, but en route a...
, no provisions were obtainable, Tecto, exhausted, fell behind the army, and was found later by a patrol leaning against a tree, where he had died of hunger. According to Bernal Diaz del Castillo
Bernal Díaz del Castillo
Bernal Díaz del Castillo was a conquistador, who wrote an eyewitness account of the conquest of Mexico by the Spaniards for Hernán Cortés, himself serving as a rodelero under Cortés.-Early life:...
, another source, he was sent by Cortés to report to the emperor about the conquest of Hibueras, and died at sea, off the coast of Spain
Spain
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.
Tecto is the author of two works: Primeros rudimentos de la doctrina Cristiana en lengua Mexicana (Rudiments of Christian Doctrine in the Mexican Language), a manuscript which was utilized by Fray Pedro de Gante
Pedro de Gante
Fray Pieter van der Moere, also known as Fray Pedro de Gante or Pedro de Mura was a Franciscan missionary in sixteenth century Mexico. Born in Geraardsbergen in present day Belgium, he was of Flemish descent...
for his Catecismo Mexicano (Mexican catechism
Catechism
A catechism , i.e. to indoctrinate) is a summary or exposition of doctrine, traditionally used in Christian religious teaching from New Testament times to the present...
); and Apología del bautismo administrate á los gentiles Mexicanos con sola el agua y la forma Sacramental, which is cited by Fray Juan de Torquemada
Fray Juan de Torquemada
Juan de Torquemada was a Franciscan friar, missionary and historian in Spanish colonial Mexico. He is most famous for his 1615 monumental history of the Indigenous entitled Los veinte y un libros rituales y Monarchia Indiana, commonly known as simply Monarchia Indiana...
in his Monarquía Indiana.