Brianna - Geography4031 - Blog

      It is no secret that Catholicism is the dominant religion in Mexico. Traces of this Catholicism can be seen throughout many aspects within the country, including landscape. I will be diving deep into the effects of Catholicism on Mexico's landscape throughout this discussion. But first, it is important to look at prevalence. According to the United States Census, Mexico had a population of 126 million in 2018. Of that 126 million, 83 percent of the population identify themselves as Catholic, 5 percent identify as Evangelical Protestant, 1.6 percent identify as Pentecostal, 1.4 percent identify as Jehovah's witness, 0.5 percent identify as Jewish, 2 percent identify as other, and 5 percent report that they do not practice a religion. Please see the chart below as a visual. (US Census) Chart 1: Religion in Mexico, made in Microsoft Word using data from US Census            While Catholicism dominates the charts in 201...

       While learning about many interesting topics throughout the region of Latin America and the Caribbean this semester, I found the most interesting topic to be religion and religious syncretism. I began diving a bit deeper into the textbook and other academic sources. I will use sources listed below in my step-by-step guide. I am most fascinated by the history of religion in Mexico and the effects of Catholicism on the landscape in Mexico. Throughout my research, I have found lots of research on religion in Mexico, but I plan to truly dig deep on the effects of Catholicism and the spread of Catholicism in Mexico on landscape. I was initially inspired and interested by Exercise 10. Key information that will help me throughout my research is Chapter 9 on religion in Latin America and the Caribbean. My goal throughout this term project is to evaluate the history of Catholicism in Mexico, studying current landscape and pre-colonial landscape. I plan to map out the ...