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Pope Alezzander VI, gave divine-rite to the Kings of Spain, and Portugal, to what was then The New World.
Ever since the Israelites, claimed their god told them Canaan, was their promised land. The Judaic holy people have considered they could take any land they wanted, and the indigenous peoples had no rights to any land; it all belonged to the Judaic Their god told them so!
Go see the historic story "Out of Africa". The divine-rite, of other European countries traces back to the Holy Roman Empire; when Judaic Christianity first started to spread over Europe.
Look how the Boers (Dutch) established the horrific apartite government of South Africa! Just check your history books!
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∙ 11y agoIt was used as a form of keeping the settlement unified. With various religions there is often an excuse for discrimination and civil wars n conflict among people. Hence if the settlement was to have one religion there would be much more uniformity in the islands.
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∙ 9y agoThe Catholic church helped the Spanish and Portuguese American colonies by controlling the colonies. The church also attempted to make Catholicism the main religion.
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What was the influence of the catholic church in spanish colonization of the Philippines?
The Catholic church helped influence Spanish colonization of the Philippines by building schools and mission hospitals. They were therefore able to reach to as many people as possible.
What Spain emphasize during their colonization of the New World?
They wanted to convert Native Americans that they found to the Catholic Church.
What led to the Protestant Reformation and How did it contribute to the colonization of the new world?
When Luther tried to "fix" the problems in the Catholic Church it caused alot of problems between his 95 theses that he tacked to the church. This caused political conflict and so people started coming to the colonies to escape reglious prosection and practice their own religion.
How did Great Schism contribute to Protestant Reformation?
it divided the roman catholic church which lead to protestant churches
Who are Eastern Catholics who recognize the pope?
Albanian Byzantine Catholic Church Armenian Catholic Church Bulgarian Greek Catholic Church Chaldean Catholic Church Coptic Catholic Church Patriarchate Ethiopian Catholic Church Byzantine Church of Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro Greek Byzantine Catholic Church Hungarian Byzantine Catholic Church Italo-Albanian Byzantine Catholic Church Macedonian Catholic Church Maronite Catholic Church Melkite Greek-Catholic Church Romanian Greek-Catholic Church Ruthenian Byzantine Catholic Church Slovak Byzantine Catholic Church Syriac Catholic Church Patriarchate Syro-Malabar Catholic Church Syro-Malankara Catholic Church Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church
Role of the Church in the era of colonization in Guarani?
There is no record of a country named Guarani. The Guarani was a South American indigenous tribe, so there was no "colonization" of Guarani. The modern day Paraguay occupies this tribe's are, so the Catholic Church was responsible for the introduction of so-called Christianity to the indigenous people.
What role did the Catholic Church play in the colonization of Latin America?
The Catholic Church played a significant role in the colonization of Latin America by helping to justify and facilitate the Spanish and Portuguese conquests. The Church granted moral and legal legitimacy to the conquests through the concept of "divine right" and actively participated in the conversion of indigenous peoples to Christianity. It also established missions, schools, and hospitals which served as centers of control and influence in the newly conquered territories.
How did Blackbeard contribute to colonization?
This website sucks that's how!
Where is the Lutheran Catholic Church located?
There is a Lutheran Church and a Catholic Church but no Lutheran Catholic Church.
Is the Chaldean Catholic Church associated with the Roman Catholic Church?
There is no "Roman" Catholic Church: Roman is an epithet first commonly used in England after the protestant revolt to describe the Catholic Church. It is rarely used by the Catholic Church. The Chaldean Catholic Church is part of the Catholic Church.
What were the religious beliefs of the people living in England before the colonization period began?
The Puritans were upset because the Church of England had both Catholic and Protestant ceremonies and beliefs. (A+)
Does the American Orthodox Catholic Church worship on Saturdays?
There is an Orthodox Church and a Catholic Church. There is no Catholic Orthodox Church.
