Simple, Catholics are taught and believe that they are judged (and saved or condemned) by the way they treat every single person in front of them, whether they see Christ in them or not. They are to treat "the least of these" as they would treat Christ, and Christ says that is how they will be judged - read Matthew 25:31-46.
Catholic churchesConvert natives to CatholicismPlant grapes to make wine for Communionetc.
The Spanish used both the Catholic Church and slavery to incorporate natives in their society.
To convert natives to Christianity and wealth
The Spanish were Catholic and brought their religion with them and forced the natives to convert.
Diseases from Europe that the Spanish were immune to affected and weakened the natives.
Imperial England and the English soldiers developed a contemptuous attitude toward the 'natives' because of their attempt to colonize the ruthless, Catholic Irish peoples.
they fed them
Many Infectious Diseases such a small-pox that the natives or their ancestors had never encountered and therefore had no immunity to. Along with disease, they brought their culture such as a racial Caste System that placed he natives as slaves, the hybrids as middle-class citizens, and the pure Spaniards as nobles. AND the Catholic faith which they forced the natives to sign (the natives had no idea what they were signing). If the natives didn't they would be killed. That's a rough outline.
First off it should be What is a mission?A mission is a religious settlement where Natives were set to work and pray. The Spanish put them to work in the missions to convert the Natives to the catholic religion as they conquered more and more Native tribes.
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The Powhatan Indians.
Natives did not except the Europeans being on their territory. The Europeans tried to take control and make natives convert their religion to Christianity or make them their slaves. They usually did take control because they had superior weapons compared to the natives.