How we cite our quotes: (Book.Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
"They destroyed our churches when they were fighting us, and stabled their horses in them. And now they will take our religion away from us. We want our own ways and our own religion." (1.2.8)
A young boy named José refuses to accept that the Americans now control New Mexico because he thinks they are a bunch of God-hating jerks. When the Americans first raided the area, they desecrated the churches by first keeping horses in them, and then torching them. For José, this means that all Americans must be horrible non-believers, even though Latour tries to convince him that this isn't the case.
Quote #5
"I will baptize the children to-morrow morning, and their parents will at least have been married over night." (2.1.8)
Whenever Father Latour comes across a group of people who haven't had contact with a priest for a long time, he makes sure to perform all the ceremonies that are necessary for keeping these people holy. For example, making sure all of the couples are married and all the children are baptized is his first pressing priority. According to the Catholic faith, many of these people have been living in sin, but Latour gives them some leeway because they've been living in a place that's totally isolated.
Quote #6
He was already convinced that neither the white men nor the Mexicans in Santa Fe understood anything about Indian beliefs or the workings of the Indian mind. (4.2.29)
The more Father Latour learns about New Mexico, the more he realizes that the white people in the area know nothing about how Native American people think. This is no doubt one of the main reasons why the white missionaries have had little success in making these people give up their traditional beliefs.