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The main reason the Spanish wanted to colonize the Americas was ?

The main reason the Spanish wanted to colonize the Americas was ?
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The main reason the Spanish wanted to colonize the Americas was ?

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to increase their wealth and power.

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The main reason the Spanish wanted to colonize the Americas was to extract as many riches (primarily gold and silver) from the area as possible, since they would bring things back to Spain in order to enrich their empire. 
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