The France and Spain countries were catholic, England and the Netherlands were protestant
Answer:
The person who discovered the lost mine was Padre Phillipe La Rue and the mine was abandoned because Franciscans sent a search party to find Padre Phillipe La Rue because he wasn't reporting back to Franciscans. When Padre Phillipe La Rue saw the search party looking for him he abandoned the mine because he thought the search party was going to take over his mine and take the gold from it.
Explanation:
The influence of religion in the US during this time was perhaps most notable in New England, where the Puritans used their hard work ethic to build the societies that would soon blossom into thriving cities. In the Southwest, religion took more of a backseat, and was more about worship than a way of life.