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What did Spain build in the borderlands of new Spain to convert the Indians to Christianity?

Missions.


What did Spain building the borderlands of new Spain to convert the American Indians to Christianity?

Missions.


What did Spain build in the borderlands of new Spain to convert the American Indians to Christianity?

Missions.


What did Spain build in the borderlands of New Spain to convert the Native Americans to Christianity?

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.


What were Spain's goals in the Americas?

for spreading Christianity and gaining lands and getting gold


Why did Spain build missions in the borderlands of New Spain?

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.


What were Spain's religious goals when they colonized the Americas?

Primarily to convert all the heathen natives to Christianity, and remove as much gold, silver and other wealth back to Spain.


What was Spain purpose in building the missions?

Spain built missions in the early Americas to protect Spanish territory and convert the natives to Christianity (specifically Catholicism).


Did a king tell Cortes to go on his mission?

No, the equivalent of a governor ordered Cortes to go on his mission in hopes of finding gold and spreading Christianity to the Natives and also making the Natives loyal to Spain.


The spanish borderlands were located were?

modern day Spain


Why mission were built?

So they could spread Christianity in the New World. To convert Native Americans to the Christian religion. The primary function of the missions was to Christianize the natives and educate them. They made slaves out of the natives and made them farm and ranch for them. The goods were shipped to Spain. This was the main function. They did force the natives into their religion as well.


Which area of the us did the borderlands of new Spain stretch across the northern area or the southern?

The New Spain borderlands were a vague area across what is now the southern US.