Why is it so important that Spain must conquer Mexico? There is irony in the title of my blog, because although there were three driving forces to the exploration of the New World, I only wish to raise one up into concern. One can say money and fame are important, but not only they were the reason why not just I, but many other explorers, has sought to search and claim new foreign lands. However, I believe it is our religious zeal that gives us that crusading mentality to drive our beliefs into their native land. It is our duty to ensure that they
“are introduced into and instructed in the holy Catholic faith.”
It is our only job to show them how they must live and convert them into following our ways. Through our efforts,
“the devotion, trust and hope which they now have in their idols turned so as to repose with the divine power of the true God… they would work miracles.”
One can argue that it is foolish to put religious matters over economic gain, but we should not intertwine spiritual and secular affairs too close together. Although conquering lands gained not only land, but gold, the primary goal is the converting of the Indians. Also, we do not strive for grandeur or glory but to grow in the knowledge of the outside world and what it can offer Spain, and the entire continent of Europe. Ultimately, I wish that through this intellectual curiosity and spirit of exploration, that only God will be glorified.
Source: Spielvogel
Impostor and fool. Are your so-called "efforts," ones to drive the poor native people to starvation and death? It angers me because your selfish desires and economic gain are the ONLY reasons why you would want to come to "explore" the lands of the New World. Glorify Spain? The righteous in Spain are horrified at the treatments that you and your kind give to the natives. Are these natives not God's people also? Then why must you treat them as if they were food to the dogs. You say that you wish to grow in knowledge of the outside world. What use is it to say these things when the only communication between your evil kind and the natives is death and a strong leash and whip hung onto them. Why do you lie? Your heart is far from the reason that you have stated. You will live and die hated by the natives whom you’ve treated like the dirt that we both step upon.
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