Cultura

Baroque fusion and cultural adaptation in the Jesuit missions of Bolivia: compositional guidelines and territorial permanence

VOLUME 23, 2026

The Role of Targeted Infra-popliteal Endovascular Angioplasty to Treat Diabetic Foot Ulcers Using the Angiosome Model: A Systematic Review

VOLUME 6, 2023

Karina Monteros Cueva

Abstract

During the 17th century, the Jesuits focused their mission on evangelizing frontier territories that had not yet been Christianized. Their foundations were primarily based on an ideology that sought to convert indigenous peoples, while also promoting the protection of their culture. The case of Bolivia is evidenced by six missions located in the eastern region bordering Brazil, declared World Heritage Sites by UNESCO, which present a fusion of the compositional principles of the Baroque developed in Europe, but mimicked with features of indigenous culture. This syncretism is recognized as mestizo Baroque. The objective of this study was to identify the religious and compositional guidelines that shaped the earliest constructions at urban, architectural, and aesthetic scales, and to evaluate their persistence through the appropriations and interpretations made by local inhabitants. To achieve this, the historical method was first employed to understand the initial intentions behind this architecture, followed by the descriptive method to identify the elements that reflect all or part of its Baroque heritage. The study determined that this Baroque fusion is present not only in the original mission towns but also in newer communities that replicate these characteristics on a smaller scale.

Keywords : baroque, mestizaje, society of jesus, jesuit missions, adaptations.
Erin Saricilar
Lecture in accounting. University of Basrah, College of Administration and Economics, Department of Accounting.

Abstract

Atherosclerotic disease significantly impacts patients with type 2 diabetes, who often present with recalcitrant peripheral ulcers. The angiosome model of the foot presents an opportunity to perform direct angiosome-targeted endovascular interventions to maximise both wound healing and limb salvage. A systematic review was performed, with 17 studies included in the final review. Below-the-knee endovascular interventions present significant technical challenges, with technical success depending on the length of lesion being treated and the number of angiosomes that require treatment. Wound healing was significantly improved with direct angiosome-targeted angioplasty, as was limb salvage, with a significant increase in survival without major amputation. Indirect angioplasty, where the intervention is applied to collateral vessels to the angiosomes, yielded similar results to direct angiosome-targeted angioplasty. Applying the angiosome model of the foot in direct angiosome-targeted angioplasty improves outcomes for patients with recalcitrant diabetic foot ulcers in terms of primary wound healing, mean time for complete wound healing and major amputation-free survival.
Keywords : Diabetic foot ulcer, angiosome, angioplasty