The Spanish conquistadors who conquered much of South and Central America were Roman Catholics.
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They came for: -Gold -Land -And to change the religion
Conquistadors came from all over Europe, but most were Spanish conquistadors from southwestern Spain.
The conquistadors could serve both God and king by stealing gold and silver from the natives, subjugating them, taking their land, destroying their temples, converting the natives to Christianity, the religion of peace and goodwill, and slaughtering those who tried to stop them.
Conquistadors came for three reasons . . . God, Gold, and Glory God- they wanted to spread their faith (Catholicism) Gold- can't be much clearer Glory- they wanted to be praised as a great explorer and work their way up the social ladder at home
The conquistadors could serve both God and king by stealing gold and silver from the natives, subjugating them, taking their land, destroying their temples, converting the natives to Christianity, the religion of peace and goodwill, and slaughtering those who tried to stop them.