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How did catholicism affect spain's rule in the americas?

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It led to the conversion of all Natives to Christianity

The Spanish strongly believed they had the right to conquer and colonize the New World and bring Christianity to the Native Americans. In case of resistance they used forced conversion as they considered it as necessary

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