During the Age of Discovery, Christian missions to indigenous peoples were run hand-in-hand with the colonial efforts of Catholic nations such as Portugal, Spain, and France.
Sources
- Catholic Church and the Age of Discovery (en.wikipedia.org)
- https://catholic.heritage-history.com/index.php?s=study-info&f=saints_heroes&h=missions&type=overview (catholic.heritage-history.com)
- https://brewminate.com/european-missionaries-and-the-spread-of-christianity-1500-1750/ (brewminate.com)
- https://www.nps.gov/subjects/travelspanishmissions/significance-of-missions.htm (nps.gov)
- https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/spanish-missions (tshaonline.org)
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- https://www.nps.gov/articles/significance-of-missions.htm (nps.gov)
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