I believe they offered the Suez canal if I'm not mistaken
Answer:
afarensis had both ape and human characteristics: members of this species had apelike face proportions (a flat nose, a strongly projecting lower jaw) and braincase (with a small brain, usually less than 500 cubic centimeters -- about 1/3 the size of a modern human brain), and long, strong arms with curved fingers ...
The US intelligence beforehand had deciphered messages laying out the Japanese plan.
That is because the Spaniards controlled the seas.
