Question

Describe the means by which Spain attempted to defend and spread Catholicism at home and abroad.

Answer 1

The Catholic Church in Spain starting in the 1st century. It is the largest religion in Spain, with 68% of Spaniards identifying as Catholic. It´s also called The Roman Catholic Church. Roman Catholicism, the Christian church that has been the decisive spiritual force in the history of Western civilization. Spreading Catholicism was a way of banning other religions. It was also a way of keeping other populations under control and exploitation.

Answer 2

Catholic church it was and still be the biggest religious organization of all Spain, reaching out tre quarters of the total population.  

Around 1480, the Catholic Monarchs established what would be known as the Spanish Inquisition, they intended to maintain Catholic Ortodoxy in their kindoms and territories, that include Canary Islands, The Spanish Netherland, Naples, North Central and South América.  

This is how the Catholic Church in America began with the Colonization of the continent, trying to control and influence the life of the new conquered.