Abstract

RODRIGUEZ SANDOVAL, Gabriela. The Apocalyptic Heritage in Fray Toribio de Benavente, “Motolinía”. Estud. hist. novohisp [online]. 2020, n.63, pp.33-66.  Epub Jan 21, 2021. ISSN 2448-6922.  https://doi.org/10.22201/iih.24486922e.2020.63.72637.

In historiography there is a debate about the possible influence of Joachinism and Millennialism on the Franciscans who arrived in America in the 16th century. This article tries to show another way to explain their apocalyptic concerns. In the Christian West, the desire to find the lost paradise before the end of the world persisted, and efforts were directed at proposing messianic alternatives. One of them was the millennium of the Revelation of St. John, but when it was censored several prophecies emerged that, in the same way, referred to a period of happiness before the end, like that of the emperor of the last days, the third period guided by spiritual men of Joachim de Fiore, etcetera. From the 13th century to the 16th century, especially with Motolinía, the Franciscan discourse used these prophecies to explain the historical future and its own history.

Keywords : Franciscans; Motolinía; America; Joachinism; Millennialism; eschatology; happiness.

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