Bartolomé de las Casas.
Where ever the Spanish conquered or explored-- South America, Central America & Mexico, the US Southwest, California, The Caribbean Islands, Florida, Louisiana, Texas -- priest and friars travel with the armies of 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
No, because there were no horses before the Spanish settlers brought them from Spain.
The Spanish military provided the protection.
fray Agustin Rodriguez was a Spanish explorer who wanted to convert the native Americans to Christianity. when the soldiers went to Spain fray Agustin Rodriguez and the 2 priest stayed behind. when the soldiers returned fray Agustin Rodriguez and the 2 priest were dead. they had been killed by the Indians.
Pedro Men'endez Avil'es
From the INCA Indians the Spanish stole GOLD, SILVER, JULELS and ARTIFACTS.
The missions were open to all. The only people that were usually around when a mission was started were the Spanish missionaries and Indians.
Francisco Hidalgo was a Franciscan priest who came to Texas from Spain in 1683 to help found missions and preach to the Indians.
They were called Indians by the Spanish in the mistaken belief that they (the Spanish) were colonizing India. They didn't realize, at first, that they have discovered a new continent.
The Spanish military provided the protection.
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