Spain requested missionaries to begin the process of conversion to Christianity, a group of Franciscan friars arrived in Mexico to start converting in 1524. A much larger group followed in the following years.
Religion did give limits on European power and help with the fight against slavery. The immediate benefits of Christianity were acknowledged as a population, no human sacrifice and a little support for the end of slavery.
This also meant they should be equal to everyone else but that never happened.
Social Class
There were two republics in Mexico he Republica de los Españoles, which governed Europeans, and the Republica de los Indios, which was