The primary purpose of building missions, particularly during the Spanish colonial period in the Americas, was to spread Christianity among Indigenous populations. They aimed to convert Native Americans to Catholicism while also establishing European settlements and agricultural economies. Missions served as centers for religious education, cultural assimilation, and economic development, often acting as a means to secure territorial claims for colonial powers. Additionally, they provided a framework for the Spanish to exert control and influence over the regions they occupied.
so the missions could have churches
Native Americans did most of the work of building the missions. Fr. Junipero Serra was sent to California by Spain for the purpose of building missions.
to converts "heathens" to the catholic religion
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To save the souls of whoever they found here.
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the reason that all the missions were created was to spread the catholic ( i dont think i spelled this right) religion or faith
to make the californian indians(all of them) catholic
to make the californian indians(all of them) catholic
to make the californian indians(all of them) catholic
to make the californian indians(all of them) catholic
Spain began building missions in Texas in 1716. Two years later, the first civilian settlement in Texas, San Antonio, was established as a way station between the missions and the nearest existing Spanish settlement.