Question

In the third paragraph of the excerpt, which of the following pieces of evidence does de Gante use to support his argument about the emperor of Spain's obligations to Native Americans?
Native Americans have their own religious practices

Answer 1

In the third paragraph of the excerpt, which of the following pieces of evidence does de Gante use to support his argument about the emperor of Spain's obligations to Native Americans?

A. Native Americans have their own religious practices.  B. Native American workers were eager to fulfill the emperor's wishes.  C. The emperor has benefited from the riches acquired in the Americas.  D. The royal governors have followed the crown's decrees in the Americas.

Answer:

C. The emperor has benefited from the riches acquired in the Americas.  

Explanation:

In the third paragraph Ghent shows how the Spanish emperor was benefited by the exploration in the American territory. All these benefits caused a type of "debt" to the indigenous people and to pay this debt the emperor was obliged to protect the natives from possible abuses and to protect them from eternal condemnation through the (forced) convention to Christianity that would allow spiritual salvation.