The Spanish empire’s demands starved the evangelization of its Muslim converts

Evidence

Castile had just suddenly found itself at the hub of a world empire, and although that certainly did bring in vast new sources of income, at the same time vast amounts of money were soaked up in the administration and defense of the empire, and serious inflation was created. The surplus income available for new purposes such as evangelization was in short supply throughout the century. More important, the Spanish church suddenly had to send priests and religious to hundreds of new posts in many parts of the globe, and in particular, missionaries were needed for preaching in the Indies. Whatever the financial means available, trained manpower could not be improvised overnight. The church was under strain and could not provide enough missionaries. — L. P. Harvey, Muslims in Spain, 1500 to 1614, 367 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Empire building drained the resources needed for conversion of Spanish Muslims — L. P. Harvey, Muslims in Spain, 1500 to 1614, 367; The conversion of Spanish Muslims failed partly from under-resourced evangelization — L. P. Harvey, Muslims in Spain, 1500 to 1614, 367; Spanish Christians neglected converting peninsular Muslims while pursuing overseas missions (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Empire building drained the resources needed for conversion of Spanish Muslims #corroborates (0.93) — L. P. Harvey, Muslims in Spain, 1500 to 1614, 367