Question

13. What was the most notable valuable metal mined by Spanish colonizers in South and Central America during the colonial era?

0 A. Tin
B. Titanium
C. Silver
D. Iron

Answer 1

B

Step-by-step explanation:

Silver was the most valuable metal mined by the Spanish colonizers in South and Central America.

Answer 2

Among the options here: C. Silver.

Step-by-step explanation:

Spanish adventurers looked for gold and silver in the New World, one the top motives of their conquest and colonization. Gonzalo Pizarro got his hands on the gold of the Inca Empire, which was immense. Silver was extracted from Potosí for many centuries in what is present-day Bolivia.