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One purpose of the early Spanish missions in the New World was to-

A- Search for gold

B- Explore the southwestern region of what is now the United States

C- Teach Christianity to Native Americans

D- Farm new lands

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The answer could be A or C. They wanted to convert the natives but they also really wanted gold. They actually hurt the native for info about gold,
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