Question

What was the main reason for interracial marriages in the New World?

The encomienda system required the Spanish settlers to marry indigenous women.
The Spanish missionaries believed interracial marriages would help spread Christianity.
Most of the Spanish immigrants were male, so many of them married indigenous women.
The male settlers found the women of the indigenous tribes much more considerate.

Answer 1

C most of the spanish immigrants were male

Answer 2

The correct answer is C) Most of the Spanish immigrants were male, so many of them married indigenous women.

The main reason for interracial marriages in the New World was because most of the Spanish immigrants were male, so many of them married indigenous women.

When Spanish men married American Indian women, the baby had the genes of both races. This newborn baby race was called the "Mestizos."  This represented the cultural amalgamation or combination of two races from different continents: The white Spanish and the brown Indians. For instance, in the case of Mexico, the Mexican race precisely is the true combination of these two races. The Catholic Church supported interracial marriages.