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2007-10-08 00:34:01 · 9 answers · asked by elaiiiiiii;] 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
The Spanish Monarchs very Catholic in their views. And felt that it was their mission to bring everyone to the Catholic Church. In Spain they had the Spanish Inquistion to asist the Catholic Church, which in the Spanish Monarchs view was to encourage their subjects into the Catholic Church.
So when they colonized other countries they took Catholic Priest along with them to convert the natives to the "True Faith" of the Catholic Church. They were doing God's work
2007-10-08 00:58:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
During the periods of exploration and colonization by Spain in the 1500s and 1600s, Jesuit priests always accompanied the conquerors and explorers. Their main function was to administer to the religious needs to the explorers and to convert the indigenous people of the regions that Spain conquered.
Thus, almost every Spanish speaking country today is predominately catholic
2007-10-12 05:28:03 · answer #2 · answered by johny0802 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well yes in my opinion. Philippines is a non-catholic country before. but when the Spaniards came to colonize the country, it had been about 65% of the population catholicized now. the remaining percentage count for islam and other religions which are still many in number in the country. it is not impossible since the philippines had been under spain for over 300 years.
BUT, unless there had been any other colonizers which proved to be stronger in faith rather than spain, then it may alter the trend of catholicism and may be able to push a different religion in the country.
2007-10-08 07:48:54 · answer #3 · answered by ea 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Have you heard of the expression - "Putting the cart before the horse?" Well, in this case, you have put the Spanish colonizers and the catholic religion (the cart) before those people who were colonized by the Spanish (the horse).
Without the Spanish colonizers, the original inhabitants of those countries would have continued to follow their own beliefs.
2007-10-08 07:52:31 · answer #4 · answered by WMD 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you are asking if Spain converted the native populations to Catholicism, the answer is yes. They saw teaching to local populations about religion as one of their most important rolls.
2007-10-08 08:47:48 · answer #5 · answered by Michael G 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, they usually became Catholic after the Spanish arrived.
2007-10-08 07:41:33 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, not before the Spanish got there. That would have been quite a coincidence!
2007-10-08 07:37:34 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. They had their own religions. The Spaniards persecuted them until they changed
2007-10-08 12:49:16 · answer #8 · answered by brainstorm 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
no they werent
the spanish converted them to catholicism
wether they wanted to or not
all the best
Ian
2007-10-08 07:42:33 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋