Why did the Spanish bring enslaved people from West Africa to New Spain?

Question

They wanted people to help them learn how to ranch.
They used them as workers on their plantations.
They had allowed the native peoples to become criollos.
They needed to teach them Christianity in their missions.

Answer 1

The primary reason the Spanish brought enslaved people from West Africa to New Spain was that they used them as workers on their plantations. The demand for labor to cultivate cash crops in the colonies, especially after the decline of the indigenous population due to disease and exploitation, led to the establishment of the transatlantic slave trade, which provided enslaved Africans for agricultural work.