How did ideas similar to those expressed in the passage contribute to Spanish imperialism in the 18th century?
-The government used the conversion of indigenous peoples to Catholicism to establish control of a territory
-The Catholic Church used the sanctioning of religious missions by the government to command new territory.
-The missions built by the Catholic Church were created to protect settlers arriving in newly established colonies.
- The spread of Catholicism was used to integrate indigenous peoples into the social hierarchy of the colonies.