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Anonymous Anonymous
  • 01-07-2015
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Why did the Spanish explore the New World in the early 1500s?


to spread Catholicism


to flee the Spanish government


to find religious refuge


to find riches

Verified Answer :

HistoryGuy HistoryGuy
  • 01-07-2015

By far the primary reason the Spanish explore the New World in the early 1500s was to "to find riches", mostly in the form of gold and silver, which they brought back to the king. 

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