Yes there were.
So they can teach the CA Indians their religious.
The priests taught the Indians about christianity.
Missions were often established by padres with the intent to spread Christianity, particularly among Indigenous populations. They aimed to convert local communities, teach agricultural practices, and promote European cultural values. Additionally, these missions served as centers for education and trade, shaping the social and economic landscape of the regions in which they were located. Ultimately, the padres sought to create a lasting religious and cultural influence.
When they came to north carolina there where already indians living here so the pilgrimms made a deal with the indians that they would teach the indians how th harvest food if the indians tought them how to hunt and gather.
To teach them military skills
So they can teach the CA Indians their religious.
So they can teach the CA Indians their religious.
how to farm
The missions were started when Mexicans wanted to teach and civilize Native American Indians in California. The person who started the missions was Junipera Serra, known as Father Serra.
The padres taught catholicicom to the indians.
Father Serra started building more mission is because he wanted to teach the Indians about God.
missions where made in California to teach the California Indians the catholic religion.
Missionaries taught the Native Americans at missions to convert to Christianity, adopt European cultural practices, attend church services, learn European languages, and engage in agriculture and other forms of labor.
food and clothing and beliefs
Mission Santa Clara was established because King Carlos the 3rd found out that Russia made a colony in Alaska. He didn't want Russia to come and take over California so he made settlements that were the missions. He also wanted to teach the native Californians the Catholic religion. So that is why Mission Santa Clara and all the other missions were established.
The priests taught the Indians about Christianity.
Once they converted the mission Native Americans they taught the Catholic religion. Basically the mission system kept the Native Americans at the missions as slaves. They couldn't leave the mission and historians have found mass graves of Native Americans.