Which of the following was NOT a typical function of the majority of missions in New Spain? a.They were responsible to teaching indigenous people how to read and write Spanish so that educated natives could one day run the missions b.They served as military buffers against imperial powers c.They used their indigenous converts to labor in the missions’ fields d.They converted indigenous people to help assuage resistance and build dependence on and support of Spain

Which of the following was NOT a typical function of the majority of missions in New Spain? a.They were responsible to teaching indigenous people how to read and write Spanish so that educated natives could one day run the missions b.They served as military buffers against imperial powers c.They used their indigenous converts to labor in the missions’ fields d.They converted indigenous people to help assuage resistance and build dependence on and support of Spain