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They basically built missions, and later cities, and taught the native people of the Americas about the Catholic religion and persuaded them to pursue their God instead of the native gods that they had been worshiping for hundreds of years. The conquistadors believed that if they gave the natives the Catholic religion, their souls would be saved from eternal punishment and thus began the conversion from Mayan, Aztec, Incan, etc. to Christianity.
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Why did the catholic build missions?
The Catholic Church built missions to spread Christianity to indigenous populations and convert them to the faith. They also aimed to establish settlements that served as centers for religious instruction, education, and to expand Spanish influence in newly colonized territories.
Where did Catholic religion orginate?
Jesus told Peter that he was his rock and on him Jesus would build his church. Peter was the first Pope.
What religion had the greatest impact on central America and south America?
The Spaniards brought the Catholic Religion here when they came to build missions
What buildings did the spanish colonist build in America?
What did the first Spanish settlers in the West build there?
Did the Gupta's make Hinduism the official religion and build many a Hindu shrines to their deities?
yes, gupta rule was the golden rule of Hinduism. Hinduism spread and thrived during gupta rule as they built many Temples and spread Hinduism across the nation.
How did the cattle industry of the 1800s build on its Spanish beginnings?
How did the cattle industry of the 1800s build on it's Spanish beginnings
What did the spanish build?
towns
How do you say build in Spanish?
to build = construir
What did the Spanish colonists build in the Americas?
What did the first Spanish settlers in the West build there?
Why is the Catholic Church open to everyone from around the world?
Jesus himself established the Catholic Church, and He died to save all people. The Catholic Church believes that every person is a child of God. The word "catholic" means "universal," and the Catholic Church is universally open to all people, no matter where they are from.
What is Shakiras religion?
She was raised in a Roman Catholic home and attended a Catholic school in Columbia, but she is not always very devout. She has commited multiple mortal sins, such as... * Pre- Marital sex * Using birth control pills * Extreme drug-use She does still attend Mass on Christmas and Easter, and she did spend $150,000 to re-build a Catholic girls school in Haiti after the earthquake in 2010.
How did the Spanish decide where to build the missions?
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