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What was the most notable valuable metal mined by Spanish colonizers in South and Central America during the colonial era?        A. Silver   B. Tin   C. Titanium   D. Iron

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Silver, hope this helps
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silver ( option A) it was the most valuable metal mined by Spanish colonizers.They enslaved Africans to work in the mining site The silver fleet or plate fleet was a convoy system which were adopted by Spanish empire.In addition Spanish also valued gold.
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