USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The California missions began in the late 18th century as an effort to convert Native Americans to Catholicism and expand European territory.

Detailed explanation-2: -They believed that they were given the divine right and responsibility of Christianizing as many parts of the world as possible. Missionaries themselves were motivated by the desire to construct the Americas as the site of pure Christianity.

Detailed explanation-3: -In many cases, the Spanish missionaries led the settlement and early government of these remote outposts. Spanish missionaries were people who were sent by the Roman Catholic Church and the Spanish royal authorities to other lands to convert people to Christianity.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Society of Jesus is a Roman Catholic all-male religious order noted for its educational, missionary, and charitable works. Founded in 1534 by St. Ignatius of Loyola, the Jesuits were key players in the Catholic Counter-Reformation and later served as leaders in the modernization of the church.