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Which of the following are true of the Spanish exploration and conquests in America?
A.They found a waterway through Central America to the Pacific.
B.Columbus was the first explorer they sponsored.
C.They discovered the Mississippi River, San Salvador, and the Pacific Ocean.
D.They started the settlement on the island of Hispaniola.
E.Ponce de Leon found cities of gold in Puerto Rico.

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They claimed large stretches of land in the southern U.S. - taken and conquered by Spanish conquistadors by the Indians.
Spain gained great wealth. - especially because Spanish conquistadors stole from the Aztecs and others through the "Black Death"

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