How did the Spanish impact the culture of the Caribbean?

Most European countries have had some kind of impact on the development of the America, particularly those which were the most active during the "discovery" of the Americas. The Spanish conquistadors who first came into contact with indigenous peoples would define the way the Americas were seen in Europe as well as how the natives saw Europeans. As different islands and territories were made into colonies by Spain, the Spanish brought their culture to the Americas. They brought traditional European clothing and mannerisms, their language, and even their standards of education. Spain sought to "civilize" the indigenous people, often sending Spanish families to the Americas to educate the natives. This usually included converting them to Catholicism and giving them Spanish last names, the legacy of which can still be seen today. Along with this, the Spanish left a mark on the ethnicity of the Caribbean; white Spaniards began to marry and otherwise mix with the indigenous peoples, giving rise to people with mixed Spanish-indigenous blood (mestizos). Many inhabitants of the Americas today are of this mixed-blood descent, creating a unique ethnicity separate from "wholly indigenous" or "wholly European." Many aspects of Caribbean culture are adapted from this early Spanish influence, from the food of the region to the different Spanish dialects spoken throughout.