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The Mission In The Mission, Mendoza (Robert De Niro) has a drastic change in character for the better. Mendoza is originally a man of trade and no feeling; he captures Native Americans from their homes and sells them as slaves to the Spanish and Portuguese. His character was very significant in the imperialism of the Americas. After committing sin and reconciling with himself, Mendoza goes into the lands he was once conquering slaves from and leads a humble life with the Jesuits and Gabriel (Jeremy Irons). Mendoza was a strong and powerful character notoriously selling slaves to nearby merchants increasing the idea of imperialism and colonization of the Americas. He was committing a terrible sin by doing this though, destroying numerous tribes and tearing apart their cultures and families. He was recei