Why did friars and Jesuits go to the Spanish colonies in the Americas? A. They went to convert the native peoples to Catholicism. B. They went to serve the native peoples who had become Christians years earlier. C. They went in search of gold and glory. D. They went to find new lands, wildlife, and fauna.

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5 June, 19:14

Why did friars and Jesuits go to the Spanish colonies in the Americas? A. They went to convert the native peoples to Catholicism. B. They went to serve the native peoples who had become Christians years earlier. C. They went in search of gold and glory. D. They went to find new lands, wildlife, and fauna.

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Thalia Simmons · Answer 1

I believe the answer is: A. They went to convert the native peoples to Catholicism.

They're groups of religious men whose duties is to go out into foreign land and spread their belief to that region. Some tribes responded really well to their teaching while some events ended up in confrontation.