In the very beginning of the Spaniards being in the Americas, they came with the dictate from the Pope that the native people (or just the people) had no souls so could be hunted down.
Some believed that if the people were converted, they would then have souls so missionaries began to arrive and convert.
However, it was the unknown diseases and superior weaponry that convinced many of the people that perhaps these newcomers did know the right way. Adaptability has always been a strong suit of the people.
It is very sad that so much has been lost to the people. Theirs is a beautiful and responsible way of life in terms of spirituality.
to convert native Americans to Christianity.
Native Americans were enslaved by the missionaries. They were forced to convert to Christianity by the missionaries and to leave their cultural ways to live and work at the missions. Thousands of Native Americans are buried in mass graves at California missions. They were killed by the missionaries. Your question should be asking how did the missionaries impact the Native Americans.
Father Junipero Serra
Native Americans attacked Colonial settlements, and settlers killed neutral Native Americans.
There are two possible reasons ( others may exist as well ) for Spain's attempts to Christianize the Native Americans in the New World. One reason was the sincere belief that by doing so, they were helping these Native Tribes to discover God and thus establish a relationship with their Creator. This could have been a sincere goal. The other reason would be to bring the Native Americans into the "fold" of Catholic Spain, and thus have a measure of commonality among the two peoples. It must be remembered that "religion" was a stronger force in the colonail days of Spain then perhaps it is now.
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.
Spain built missionaries to convert native americans to Christianity (catholics)
Trying to convert them into Christianity
To convert the native Americans to Christianity
to convert native Americans to Christianity.
christianity
to convert the Native Americans to Christianity
to convert the Native Americans to Christianity
A mission is a church that has a religious settlement. It is used to convert Native-Americans to Christianity .
Jacques Marquette's motivation was to convert the Native Americans to Christianity.
The Preist was Bratolomede Las Casa
A mission is a church that has a religious settlement. It is used to convert Native-Americans to Christianity .