To "save" the "indfidel"(Native Americans) from going to hell for eternity and gain converts to the Catholic faith.
if its for apex....its to teach native american about Christianity ^^ tnx apex im gonna graduate XD
to convert natives to Christianity
The goal of Spanish friars and missionaries in the New World was to spread Christianity to the native populations and convert them to Catholicism. They believed that by converting the indigenous people, they could save their souls and bring them into the fold of the Catholic Church. This religious conversion was often accompanied by efforts to assimilate the indigenous cultures into the Spanish way of life.
They brought new religious ideas
they brought new religious ideas
They brought new religious ideas
they brought new religious ideas
To "save" the "indfidel"(Native Americans) from going to hell for eternity and gain converts to the Catholic faith. if its for apex....its to teach native american about Christianity ^^ tnx apex im gonna graduate XD
Spanish exploration and conquest in the New World led to the spread of Christianity as missionaries accompanied the explorers. The Spanish conquests also resulted in the exploitation and decimation of indigenous populations through diseases, warfare, and forced labor.
The Jesuits.
The Franciscans were the first to establish missions in New Mexico
Texas, California, New Mexico and Arizona
The Catholic Counter-Reformation was in response to the Protestant Reformation. Its goal was to reform the Catholic Church from within.