What role did the Catholic Church play in transforming the New World and the indigenous population?

The Catholic Church was undoubtedly the single most important institution in colonial Latin America. ... The missionaries of the Church had the principal responsibility of converting the millions of natives of the New World to the faith, which was a daunting task because of significant linguistic and cultural differences.

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The role of the Catholic Church in the 'New World' was of the upmost importance to both the colonizer and the colonized. However, too often it has been seen in a generalized role where the church and state acted hand in hand, without differentiation between areas, religious orders, and ecclesiastical authority.

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