What was the main reason spanish missionaries immigrated to the new world? a. they wanted to learn about the native cultures. b. they wanted to convert the native peoples to christianity. c. they wanted to escape religious persecution in europe. d. they wanted to serve as religious guides to the settlers.

B. They wanted to convert the native peoples to Christianity

There was a link between Spanish conquest of territory and missionary "conquest" of souls.  In coming to the New World, Europeans believed they were culturally superior and were seeking to increase the reach and prosperity of their home countries.  Religious missionaries also believed that they held religious truth and needed to impart it to the native peoples living in the Americas.