The correct answer is Option 1: Spain conquered and colonized much of
Latin America.
When the Americas were discovered, the Spanish were one of the first to colonize parts of South America and extend their Empire across the Ocean.
In a matter of few years, they were able to conquer large parts of the land, kill thousands of local and steal gold and other precious items.
In all this, the justification for colonization was always presented as a way to spread the message of God to the ''uncivilized barbarians''
Hence, once they economically and politically conquered a land, numerous missionaries were brought in to spread the message of the church.
Over hundreds of years, Christianity became the dominant religion in Latin America and today accounts for the largest Christian population anywhere in the world.
