The Value of Precious Metals Flowing into Europe Quadrupled with the Spanish

question 50

Multiple Choice

The value of precious metals flowing into Europe quadrupled with the Spanish exploitation of​

• A)​gold mining in Mexico.
• B)​the gold found by Pizarro from El Dorado in Columbia.
• C)​the silver mines at Potosi in Peru.
• D)​gold found in Rio de la Plata.
• E)​silver in Guanajuato, Mexico.

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