Which statement best describes Spanish missions in South America in the 1600s and 1700s? They were used as forts for Spain's conquest of the rest of the continent. They were built along major trade and shipping routes. They were established in only a few inland areas. They were set up to convert people throughout the empire.

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Alivia Andrade

7 April, 14:31

Which statement best describes Spanish missions in South America in the 1600s and 1700s? They were used as forts for Spain's conquest of the rest of the continent. They were built along major trade and shipping routes. They were established in only a few inland areas. They were set up to convert people throughout the empire.

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Smith · Answer 1

They were established in only a few inland areas

Ronan Barnes · Answer 2

They were set up to convert people throughout the empire.

Explanation:

The Spanish Conquest of the Americas was primarily motivated by the aim to convert the people throughout Latin America. The Spanish Crown felt that religious conversion was necessary in order to ease colonization of the Americas. The Spaniards wanted colonize the Americas through Catholicization.

Though the Spanish Crown dominated the political and economic lives of the people, the Church dominated the religious and spiritual lives of the natives. The Catholicization of the Americas removed native religions. It also led to the destruction of old temples and literary accounts and other works of indigenous civilizations.