After Christopher Columbus arrived in the Bahamas in 1492, the Spanish began to colonize the Caribbean and South America. They forced the indigenous peoples of these regions to convert to Christianity. The Tainos were one of the indigenous peoples who were forced to convert to Christianity.
The Spanish colonists used a variety of methods to force the Tainos to convert to Christianity. They destroyed Taino temples and religious objects, and they prohibited the Tainos from practicing their traditional religion. They also forced the Tainos to attend Christian religious services and to learn the Catholic catechism.
Many Tainos resisted the Spanish attempts to force them to convert to Christianity. They engaged in armed rebellion, and they refused to cooperate with the Spanish colonists. However, the Spanish colonists were eventually successful in forcing the Tainos to convert to Christianity.
The forced conversion of the Tainos to Christianity had a devastating impact on their culture and society. It led to the loss of many Taino traditions and beliefs, and it contributed to the decline of the Taino population.