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Answer: At the beginning of the Spanish colonial period, the economy was based on exploitation, both of land and of Native Americans. During the first Spanish settlements, the system of encomienda was established, by which Spaniards were given title to American territory and ownership of the villages that they built there.
I think it is b. Forming guilds
The main reason according them was to spread Christianity. This was the goal that they emphasized very strongly.
It has been said there were actually three major reasons summarized as "Gold, God and Glory "
Gold meant that one goal of Spanish colonization was to find gold or otherwise get economic benefit from the colonies.
God meant a goal to spread Christianity.
Glory meant a goal that both individual explorers and their country of origin wanted to gain glory and power.
it's c. it's telling me to put extra characters so.