Spanish inquisition...affects on america?

While the Church did initially condone the expulsion of 'heathen' indiginous beliefs with extreme prejudice, some forward thinking priests argued on the part of their new flock for a preservation of some of their ways. Unfortunately it was too little, too late. The "Holy" Inquisition wasn't really in charge of this operation, nor did it play as active a role in the Spanish colonial world as it did back in Spain. By the 1700s it was a holdover from 'the old days' but didn't really have much to do, finally sputtering into history by the early 1800s.