The main goal of divine Providence in [allowing] the discovery of these tribes and lands... is... the conversion and well-being of souls, and to this goal everything temporal must necessarily be subordinated and directed."

- Bartolome de las Casas, c. 1550

How does this quote conflict with the goals and actions of Spanish colonizers?

A) The quote is in conflict with the colonizers because de las Casas believed that Europe should not be colonizing the new lands.

B) There is conflict between de las Casas's quote and the colonizers because, de las Casas promoted the encomienda system and the colonizers did not.

C) The conflict arises over religion. The colonizers thought that the Natives should keep their religion and Bartolome de las Casas supported the spread of Christianity.

D) The quote describes the most important goal in interacting with the