8. Another church in Puebla. Since dissemination of the Catholic faith was one of the aims of the Spanish colonial system, the Church became a powerful force in Mexico. Although padres and friars labored in the field to save souls, many of their predecessors had constructed a holy hierarchy that allowed them to acquire vast properties. At one period, half of the land and wealth of Mexico was owned by the Church, and the line between Church and State was so fine as to be indiscernible.

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