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 two motives that Spain to establish colonies in the Americas is totrade in beaver fur to discover a route to the Pacific Ocean to discover a new route to India and China. The Colonial expansion under the crown of Castile was initiated by the Spanish conquistadores and developed by its administrators and missionaries. The motivations for colonial expansion were trade and the spread of the Catholic faith through indigenous conversions.