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What was the main purpose of Spanish missions?

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to grow sugar cane and other valuable crops

to grow sugar cane and other valuable crops

to guard the property of colonists

to guard the property of colonists

to house the growing number of colonists from Spain

to house the growing number of colonists from Spain

to convert, educate, and Europeanize natives

to convert, educate, and Europeanize natives
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to convert, educate, and Europeanize natives

Spanish missions were established primarily to convert Indigenous peoples to Christianity, teach European customs and skills, and integrate them into the colonial system.