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The influence of religion on the United States: how high is Catholicism in Latin American colonial history?
Religion has always been an effective means and the simplest way for western countries to rule their people, while Spain and Portugal, two countries that colonized the American continent in those years, are devout and fanatical Catholic believers. Even two famous conquerors, Cortez and Pizarro, are very devout and crazy religious believers. They won this magical land and Indians with their own beliefs. After all, what role and position does Catholicism play in the American continent? The editor will tell you next.

First of all, what kind of religion is Catholicism? Together with Protestantism and Orthodox Church, this church constitutes three major schools of Christian Church. Moreover, the influence and existence of Catholicism greatly exceeded that of Protestantism and Orthodox Church at that time. You know, the bloody dispute between Portugal and Spain about territorial division ended with Pope Alexander VI's mediation and division of the world-famous "papal meridian". Therefore, when conquering this land, the existence and help of Catholicism was indispensable, and churches blossomed and flourished everywhere in the United States.

According to historical records, many soldiers who heroically killed the enemy in the colonial war were devout Catholics and missionaries, so it can be said that they acted as executioners on the one hand. However, in the history of that year, there did exist an outstanding and great missionary, whose name was Bacelo Ma de Las Casas. Because I traveled with my father to do business, I witnessed the cruel atrocities of the Spanish people against American Indian natives and decided to change this situation. Later, he came to the United States, gave up the so-called entrusted custody of the Indians and released the slaves assigned to him. He has been wandering around, persuading these killers to put down their evil butcher knives and plead with the past king. His behavior is particularly brilliant and great in the years since the establishment of the American Catholic Church, which deserves everyone's understanding.

On the other hand, the Catholic Church really blooms everywhere in America, with its own inquisition and many huge monasteries. According to records, at that time, the Catholic church in the United States received a large number of gifts and sacrifices from believers and the hard work of Indian slaves, and accumulated a lot of wealth. In the later period, the church could get almost one third of the material output and property of the colony, and their industry continued to expand and develop It can be said that in many places, the church has completely controlled the local economy and ruling power, and has become the real master and master of one side.

We can see the important position and influence of the church in the American colonies. It has really changed the religious beliefs of local blacks and Indians in the hundreds of years of church influence. Even today, Latin America is still influenced and changed by European churches. According to statistics, more than 90% Latin American countries believe in Catholicism, and there are also religious factors in their later history.