Answer:
"Gold and silver from her massive American empire fueled Spanish dreams to wrest control of Italy and the Netherlands from France, and to spread Catholicism all across the world. And yet, 300 years later, the Treaty of Paris ended the Spanish-American War, and with it, the Spanish colonial empire died."
Explanation:
They would chose death to die with honor instead of being captured by the enemy and being forced to face capital punishment which would bring shame to themselves and their family
