Missions represented the dominion of Spain and were there to civilize educate and bring the Native-Americans to Christianity. Some failed miserably in this effort while others in the Americas had great success. Where successful they stand as monuments to Spains noble attempt to bring Christ to the indigenous peoples while serving as sentinel posts and forts to mark the edges of Spains empire.
The country of Spain sponsored the building of missions to help new settlers establish a presence along the coast, before anyone else.
The purpose of the Spanish missions in New Spain was to make the Native Americans into Christians.
The purpose of the Spanish missions in New Spain was to make the Native Americans into Christians.
They did. Florida was settled by the Spanish and the first oldest American city is Saint Augustine settled by Spain. They had missions in California. France settled New Orleans along with the Spanish and they were in Canada.
They were built to establish a Spanish presence and help new settlers travel northward (over land) from New Spain. They were also built to encourage Christianity with the Indians.
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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 country of Spain sponsored the building of missions to help new settlers establish a presence along the coast, before anyone else.
The Franciscans were the first to establish missions in New Mexico
Hernan Cortes was a Spanish conquistador who led the conquest of the Aztec Empire in Mexico in the early 16th century. His mission was to explore and establish Spanish presence in the New World, but he ultimately conquered the Aztecs and claimed their empire for Spain.
Spain built missions in the borderlands of New Spain to convert Native Americans to Christianity. These missions served as religious communities where Native Americans were taught Christianity, agriculture, and other skills to assimilate them into Spanish colonial society.
Because the Mexicans want to gain the spanish colonisation.