Why did Friar Juan de Padilla and two other members of the expedition decide to return to Quivira?

Friar Juan de Padilla was a missionary, and he returned to Quivira with two companions to spread Christianity among the Indigenous people there. Their purpose was religious rather than searching for gold, setting up trade, or joining a conflict with a neighboring tribe. The correct choice is “They wanted to evangelize the American Indians in the region.”

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