Testerian catechism, c. 1524. Centre of Studies of History of Mexico CarsoPage from the Catecismo Testerino (circa 1700s) manuscript codex at the John Carter Brown Library
The Testerian catechisms (Spanish: Catecismos testerianos) were religious documents that were used in the Christian evangelization of the Spanish American colony of New Spain. They explain Catholic doctrine through sequential images based on indigenous conventions used prior to the Conquest of Mexico and the introduction of the Latin alphabet to write the indigenous languages of Mesoamerica.[1][2][3] These documents were an attempt at educational materials for Christians who were either not literate in Spanish, or unfamiliar with the aboriginal languages then spoken in the territory that is now Mexico. They were named after Jacobo of Testera, a Franciscan friar who elaborated catechisms of this type.[4]
^Morín González, Aidé (2005). "Catecismo testeriano: una lectura de evangelización" (PDF). XVIII Encuentro de Investigadores del Pensamiento Novohispano. Retrieved 2015-12-11.
^María, Fundación Santa; Criado, Buenaventura Delgado (1993-01-01). Historia de la educación en España y América (in Spanish). Ediciones Morata. ISBN 9788471123763.
^Tesoros de papel: documentos del Centro de Estudios de Historia de México Condumex (in Spanish). Museo Soumaya. 2006-01-01. ISBN 9789687794334.
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