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Which is the primary reason the Spanish wanted to settle the New World?

none of these
fur trapping and trading

to convert the American Indians to Catholicism

to develop new markets and industries in the New World

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The Spanish wanted to colonize the americas to use recourses such as gold and silver to strengthen their economy back in Europe.

Fur trading was the reason the French came to the new world. Catholicism was not a reason either so I would say none of the answers are correct.
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