What were two motives that encouraged spain to establish colonies in the americas?
to spread the message of christianity
to bring back gold to spain
to trade in beaver fur
to discover a route to the pacific ocean
to discover a new route to india and china

The correct answers are:

- to spread the message of Christianity;

- to bring back gold to Spain;

The Spanish had multiple reasons for establishing colonies in the New World, but the biggest ones were to spread the Catholicism, and to bring back gold in Spain.

The people in the New World were pagans, and were seen as unbelievers, so the Spanish wanted to convert them and spread the Christian faith.

Also, the New World was very rich with gold, and the gold was of extremely big value in Europe, so the Spanish wanted to get hold on to as much gold as possible.