B. the Republic. found it on google.
<span>Robinson Crusoe is a novel by Daniel Defoe, first published on 25 April 1719. The first edition credited the work's protagonist Robinson Crusoe as its author.</span>
Spain's desire to explore the world was driven primarily by greed. Their findings in the Americas provided immense amounts of gold revenues, which were used to strengthen Spain's empire both at home and abroad.
