Imishini yeSierra Gorda de Querétaro ikhonjiswa namuhla ngabo bonke ubukhazikhazi babo. Wazi kangakanani ngabo? Lapha sikhuluma ngomlando wayo "nokutholakala" kwayo kwakamuva ...
Ngokugcwele ISierra Gorda UQueretana, ngemuva kwamakhulu amabili eminyaka efihlekile, namuhla akhanya kubo bonke ubuhle bawo, ngemuva kokubuyiselwa okunesizotha nokunakekela, i ohambweni abahlanu baseFranciscan ukukhulisa, maphakathi nekhulu le-18, lawo mafreyiya ayishumi asha ngomlilo nothando lukaNkulunkulu nomakhelwane, eholwa ngumuntu onosayizi omkhulu: uFray Junípero Serra. Imishini leyo, ngaphezu kokuvangela okujulile nokubaluleka kwezenhlalo ababenakho ngesikhathi sabo, iyinhlangano yobuciko, yalelo baroque elidumile laseMexico, elihlukile ngohlobo lwalo.
UJalpan, Tancoyol, Landa, Concá kanye neTilaco, baphinde batholakala ngekhwalithi yabo yamatshe ayigugu amakoloni, "batholwa kabusha" ngo-1961 phakathi nokushiywa ngokuphelele, yiqembu lezazi ezivela eNational Institute of Anthropology and History. Amalungu omkhankaso ayephenya ngemishini yakudala ka-Augustin yaseSan Luis Potosí, ngaseXilitla eHuasteca Potosina, ngesikhathi emangazwa yisiphepho esabenza balahlekelwa indlela futhi bahamba ngokungahleliwe amahora amaningi, phakathi nobusuku. Ekuseni bazithola sebephambi kwesonto eligugile, lapho phakathi kommbila namakhakhasi, kuveza indawo enhle engaphezulu. Kwakuwumsebenzi kaJalpan. Kungabikho mkhondo wobukhona bomuntu nxazonke, izinsalela zalowo zamelana nokucekelwa phansi kwesikhathi nokucekelwa phansi kwezinto zemvelo, zilindele ukutakulwa kwabo ukuxoxa indaba yabo neyamadoda ayakhile.
Ukuphinda uthole umsebenzi weJalpan kwakufana nokumane uthole ichopho lebhola. Kwakwanele ukumdonsela ukulandela umkhondo wakhe, ukuthola uPara, ohambweni lwakhe lodadewabo abane futhi bamangazwe ukwakhiwa kwalo okumangalisayo. Ukumangala bekungeke kungabi ngokobuciko kuphela, kepha bekuzofinyelela emadodeni azenzileyo nokuthi kanjani nokuthi kanjani, ngoba abaningi sebekhohliwe.
Futhi akusikhona ukuthi ukuba khona kwale mishini akuzange kwanakwa ngokuphelele selokhu uFray Francisco Palou, ongumngane nomlobi we-biographer kaFray Junípero Serra, enikeza incazelo ephelele yazo emsebenzini wakhe; Futhi ukucaphuna okunye okushiwo okuthakazelisayo sizobona ukuthi umcwaningi uJacques Soustelle, encwadini yakhe ephathelene ne-Otomí-pames, ayibhala ngo-193 7, wakhuluma ngabo, nokuthi abanye ababhali, abanjengoMeade noGieger, nabo babaqamba ezifundweni zabo ezenziwa phakathi kuka-1951 no Ngo-1957.
Ngenkathi ngo-1767 amaFranciscans kwadingeka ashiye ukuthunywa kwawo ezandleni zabefundisi bezwe ukuze ayongena esikhundleni semigodi emikhulu eyashiywa amaJesuit asanda kuxoshwa ezindaweni ezazikhona ngaleso sikhathi zaseNew Spain, umsebenzi wabo omangalisayo esifundeni wawa: abantu babuthana ngomzamo omkhulu kangaka wahlakaza, nezindawo — nemisebenzi yazo — zashiywa. Eminyakeni engamashumi athile kamuva, iMpi Yenkululeko yango-1810 kanye neminyaka eyalandela yezidubedube, izingxabano zangaphakathi, ukungenelela kwangaphandle, izinguquko, konke okuhambisana nokunganaki nokungazi kwabaningi, kwafaka lowomsebenzi omuhle, lowo wobuciko, waba incithakalo yodwa.
UFray Junípero Serra, ngenkathi eshiya isithandwa sakhe saseSierra Gorda queretana, waphazamisa ingxenye yebhizinisi lakhe elikhulu, ukuyibuyisela kwezinye izindawo: eCalifornias, lapho kugcinwa khona amasampula omsebenzi wakhe wobufundisi kusukela eSan Diego kuya eSan Francisco; asebenze ngendlela ebabazekayo kangangokuba, njengamanje, isithombe sakhe sithatha indawo ehloniphekile eNdlu Yabamele I-House of Deputies yaseWashington, njengoba ethathwa njengomuntu ogqame kakhulu esifundazweni saseCalifornia.
