The primary reason the Spanish brought enslaved people from West Africa to New Spain was to use them as workers on their plantations. The demand for labor for agricultural production, particularly in sugar and tobacco plantations, led to the importation of enslaved Africans, who were seen as a vital source of labor in the colonies. While they did have interactions with Native peoples, the enslavement of Africans was primarily driven by the economic needs of the Spanish colonial system.
why did the Spanish bring enslaved people from west Africa to New Spain?
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.
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