A complete history of Texas for schools, colleges and general use . I k ^ ^ Indian ( with Water-Jars. CHAPTER III. The Catholic Missions of New Spain. SPAINS conquests in the New World were professedlymade for the extension of the Christian rehgion, andthe Crown itself was considered as exercising its powerfor the glory and strength of the Church. So that,wherever the arms of the Spaniard were carried, they were ac-companied by the missionaries of the Catholic faitli, and theoccuj^ation of a country was not deemed complete or beneficialunless it was founded on the prosperity of the pries
A complete history of Texas for schools, colleges and general use . I k ^ ^ Indian ( with Water-Jars. CHAPTER III. The Catholic Missions of New Spain. SPAINS conquests in the New World were professedlymade for the extension of the Christian rehgion, andthe Crown itself was considered as exercising its powerfor the glory and strength of the Church. So that,wherever the arms of the Spaniard were carried, they were ac-companied by the missionaries of the Catholic faitli, and theoccuj^ation of a country was not deemed complete or beneficialunless it was founded on the prosperity of the priesthood, insaving souls and civilizing thehabits of the natives. Hence, wefind everywhere the missionariesand their establishments at firstconstituting the pioneers in thework of colonization. While adistrict of country was in processof being subdued, so as to admitof the residence and labors of thepriesthood in the conversion ofthe natives, it was said to be aland of war {^tierra de g2ierra),and the government of such a ter-ritory was in the hands of the mili-tary
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