they had settled there for religious purposes
they wer clled rabbbis pronounced RABI'S your very welcome fir my very educated but stupid answr!
The Spanish conqistadors and explorers were usually accompanied by priests and other clergy who evangelized the local population. This is why much of the New World, including the southwest United States is Catholic.
Spanish priests didn't find cities. They established missions around which cities grew.
Here in the new world, I believe the country that sent the most priest over here to teach the native Americans the faith was Spain. There are currently, five Georgia martyrs being considered for canonization (declared Saints) by Rome, all five of them were Spanish friars. Spanish priests taught the faith to all the countries in South America save Brazil, those priests were from Portugal. Canada's priests were from France.
i dont know i had the same question on a packet my teacher gave me mrs. harvey
Settlers in the Spanish borderlands were mostly soldiers and Catholic priests. The Spanish borderlands disappeared in 1821, when Mexico became independent.
Creoles (Criollos in Spanish) was the name given to Spanish people who were born in the New World.
Creoles (Criollos in Spanish) was the name given to Spanish people who were born in the New World.
the natives of New Mexico revolt against Spanish settlers because Spanish priests and soldiers burned their sacred objects and prohibited native rituals The Spanish also forced natives to work for them and sometimes abused them physically
When the Spanish explorers arrived in Mexico they had priests with them. The priests convert the people they found.
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Creoles (Criollos in Spanish) was the name given to Spanish people who were born in the New World.