Question

What was the major goal of the friars and Jesuits who went to the Spanish colonies in the Americas?

Answer 1

Converting Native peoples to Catholicism. This was arguably a noble venture in the minds of the colonists - by converting the Natives, they thought, they were saving their souls. Friars and Jesuits, by the way, were both orders of Catholic priests.

Answer 2

C. Converting natives to Catholicism. They intended to convert as many native peoples as possible by setting up missions in the Americas.