they put up forts.
Spain built missions in the early Americas to protect Spanish territory and convert the natives to Christianity (specifically Catholicism).
the reason that Spain set up missions was to protect their lands from anybody that wanted to destroy them and claim land that they have already claimed before.
The Spain people discovered Alta (upper) California where the missions are now and they didn't want anyone to claim their land so they built missions to protect Alta California.
Spain built missions in the borderlands of New Spain for several reasons. One primary motivation was to convert indigenous peoples to Christianity and assimilate them into Spanish culture. Additionally, missions served as a way to establish Spanish presence and control over the frontier regions, helping to prevent encroachment by other European powers and safeguarding Spanish interests in the area. The missions also served as centers for agriculture, education, and trade, furthering Spain's colonization efforts in the region.
The purpose of the Spanish missions in New Spain was to make the Native Americans into Christians.
Spain started to build missions in Texas around 1690.
Spain built the California missions.
The person who was sent to Spain to build missions was father Serra
Spain.
The Spanish established 3 kinds of settlements in New Spain. Pueblos served as trading posts and sometimes as centers of government. Priests started missions to convert local American Indians to Catholicism. The Spanish also built presidios, or military bases, to protect towns and missions
Spain dropped the policy of building missions because they stopped supporting the Catholic Church.
Spain sponsored the construction of many missions in North, Central, and South America.