“Ethical religion can be real only to those who are engaged in ceaseless efforts at moral improvement. By moving upward we acquire faith in an upward movement, without limit." (Felix Adler (1851-1933), American educator)

Since the beginning of colonial expansion, the missionaries believed in the divine right to evangelize the natives in the new world. By converting the natives the missionaries believed that they will reach eternal salvation. However, the missionaries’ methods were split into two different prospective. The Spaniards believed in the concept of control by force and the French believed in conversion through negotiation and sincerer affection. The relationships shared between these missionaries and the Native Americans were an essential part of successful evangelization.

During the Spanish colonization and expansionism the monarch funded the churches to sear out possible evangelization and development of ecclesiastical establishments in the new world. The monarchs believed that the conversion to the Christian creed in the new world would be the stepping stone to establishing unionized Christianity, in the Spaniards case it was the preservation of Catholic creed.

“Perhaps maybe the question lies in the area of faith?”To have faith is to be sure of the things we hope for, to be certain of the things we cannot see. It was by their faith that people of ancient times won God's approval." (Hebrews 11:1-2 Bible (15th-16th century), (First known English translation from the Latin) who are they to question the other culture and religion as none civilized? After all were they so civilized and advance when they used brutality and enslavements against the Native Americans? And were they so indulged with knowledge that they can question their faith and prove that their religion is inferior?

. The Spaniards believed in the concept of control by force and the French believed in conversion through negotiation and sincere affection. The relationships shared between these missionaries and the Native Americans were an essential part of successful evangelization. Although one resulted to be more successful then the other, the French missionary turned to be more successful proving the fact that with force nothing can be changed.

Thus, I believe the progression of methods in which negotiation and understanding of the others language and culture has affected the achievement of evangelization, indicating that the foundations of their relationship was essential.

One of the areas which the Spanish missionaries hoped to find opportunity of evangelization was in New Mexico. There they found the villages of Pueblo Indians. According to Winthrop S. Hudson, the Franciscans portrayed them selves as a superi

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