Which of the following statements best describes the role of the catholic church in the european conquest of latin america?
a.
conquering latin america was the major goal of the catholic church during the fourth crusade.
b.
the catholic church vehemently opposed the colonization of the new world and threatened excommunication of anyone involved in the conquest.
c.
the catholic church supported the conquistadors but was not interested in converting the local populations.
d.
catholic missionaries converted large numbers of the native populations, and the catholic church owned a substantial amount of property.

D. Catholic missionaries converted large numbers of the native populations, and the Catholic Church owned a substantial amount of property.

Explanation:

The evangelization in America, was the conversion to Christianity and education in the Christian faith carried out by Catholic missionaries, it was promoted and organized by the kings of Spain, through an exorcism expressed in several markets

• Since the Catholic Monarchs became aware of the discovery of the New World, the Spanish Crown is granted various concessions, which recognize the rights to the lands discovered and their inhabitants, through a donation from the Pope. The Pope proceeded to distribute America between Spain and Portugal. In this way from 1493 the popes Alexander VI, Hadrian VI and Julius II issued the Inter Caetera bulls, Eximiae devotionis, Romanus Pontifex, Dudum siquidem, Universalis Eclesiae, Sublimis Deus and Omnimoda, through which they granted the territories, commissioned them the evangelization of the indigenous inhabitants who lived in them, prohibiting them from being enslaved while at the same time determining certain rights and obligations of the Crown.

In this way the Spanish Crown, went on to acquire a series of rights that were previously exclusive to the Catholic Church, such as: organize the presence of the church in the colonies of America, charge the tithe, organize the distribution and presence of missionaries, Decide on the location and opportunity to build churches and cathedrals, present possible candidates for ecclesiastical positions. These rights and responsibilities were defined under the Royal Board and the Royal Vicariate, which conferred on the Spanish Crown the supervision and protection of the Church.

Between the first religious orders that begin to operate in the American continent stand out the Order of the Dominicans and the Order of the Franciscans. Later, the Order of the Mercedarians, the Order of the Augustinians and the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) arrived. By the eighteenth century, the Franciscans had distributed around 32 missions in America, which housed some 9,000 people.

i believe your answer is d)

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