Civilizing mission
（重定向自Mission civilisatrice）
![Queen Ana de Sousa Nzingha Mbande in peace negotiations with the Portuguese governor in Luanda, 1657](/Images/godic/202501/27/Queen_Nzinga_16575231.png")
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The mission civilisatrice, the French for "civilizing mission" (Portuguese:Missão civilizadora, also French:œuvre civilisatrice), is a rationale for intervention or colonization, proposing to contribute to the spread of civilization, mostly in reference to the Westernization of indigenous peoples.