What was the main religious goal for the Spanish government in establishing missions in the Americas?

To learn about the native religions of the Americas

To convert Indigenous peoples to the Catholic faith

To build temples for both Spanish and Indigenous gods

To find and protect sacred Indigenous sites

Besides serving as religious centers, what was another key function of the Spanish missions?

They acted as trading posts for French and English merchants.

They were centers for social and economic control over local populations.

They were military forts designed only to fight other European powers.

They were established to preserve the languages and traditions of Indigenous cultures.

To create vacation spots for Spanish royalty and to map the coastline.

To spread the Catholic religion and to control land and labor.

To trade for gold and to form military alliances with the French.

To study native plants and to establish universities for settlers.