Why was the Spanish mission to convert Native Americans to Christianity ultimately unsuccessful? A
Hernando de Soto starved so many of the Native Americans that those remaining fled inland away from the Spanish missionaries.
B
The Native Americans did not trust the Spanish because the Spaniards had a history of trying to enslave them.
C
Spanish interaction with Native Americans typically led to the spread of deadly diseases, making the goal of converting them pointless.
D
War with other colonists prevented the Spanish from focusing their resources on converting Native Americans.