Question

Which of the following is INCORRECT? Group of answer choices The Spanish viceroyalties existed in isolation from one another. In the colonial period, Lima was one of the world's wealthiest cities. The Andes Mountains contributed to viceroyalty isolation. The Spanish invested significantly in their South American colonies. The Spanish formed vast haciendas through land alienation.

Answer 1

Answer:

The Spanish invested significantly in their South American colonies.

Explanation:

---The Spanish vice royalties existed in isolation from one another.

The Vice royalties are colonies established by the Spanish monarch and they serve as their political, social and administrative place. But they are located far off places from on another thus remaining in isolation with each other.

Thus it is a true statement.

----In the colonial period, Lima was one of the world's wealthiest cities.

The Colonial period which started from 1533 to 1821, Peru became the center place after the Spanish conquest. And Lima became the administrative institution for two centuries thus making it the wealthiest place.

Thus it is a true statement.

----The Andes Mountains contributed to viceroyalty isolation.

The Andes Mountains of South America is a long stretched mountain range moving across South America. It contains a lot of hilly places and plateaus. Thus the viceroyalties formed in such places made them isolated from the other vice royalties.

Thus it is a true statement.

-----The Spanish formed vast haciendas through land alienation.

The Spanish colonization made large plantations with small dwelling houses through the isolated lands.

Thus it is a true statement.

Thus the incorrect statement is

The Spanish invested significantly in their South American colonies.