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... 21 While Franciscans were there to pacify the indigenous population by converting them into good Catholics and enculturating them into Hispanic culture, the Spanish colonial government also expected the missions' native inhabitants to provide economic and military sup- port. 22 The missions supplied St. Augustine and other Spanish communities with agricultural produce and served as the prime labor force, thereby integrating the converted Indian population into the Hispanic world system. In effect the colony's survival ultimately rested on the backs of the mission Indians. ...
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