Catholic missions were the primary means by which Georgia's indigenous
In the early 19th century, the Spanish American wars of independence
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Christianity and colonialism are often closely associated with each other because ... During the Age of Discovery, the Catholic Church inaugurated a major effort to ... New World and to convert the Native Americans and other indigenous people. ... In the early years most mission work was undertaken by the religious orders.
settlements on North American land in order to establish a thriving population and
rulers to convert Native Americans and sanctify Christian global dominance.
Increasingly, many turned to two powerful tools to help understand and
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created a pool of missionaries to be sent to the newly conquered lands to convert the natives.
Encountering the native peoples produced some conversions, although it difficult to