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the reason is they thought there way of life was better than the native americans. So they thought that teaching them there ways was helping them. After there done helping them they would support Spain.

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Father Junipero Serra started the missions in California to spread Christianity and convert indigenous people to Catholicism. He was motivated by a desire to bring civilization and salvation to the native populations through education and religious teachings.

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he wanted to establish missions because he introduced many california indians

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Father Serra founded 9 missions but he is not yet a saint. He will be canonized in September of 2015.


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Father Serra started building more mission is because he wanted to teach the Indians about God.


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the reason is they thought there way of life was better than the native americans. So they thought that teaching them there ways was helping them. After there done helping them they would support Spain.


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