The correct answer is The Spanish invested significantly in their South American colonies.
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The expansion of European trade, starting in the 15th century, impelled several European nations to undertake policies aimed at expanding the commercial flow as a way of strengthening the economic state of the nascent national monarchies. In this context, Spain reaches a resounding step in announcing the existence of a new continent to the West. At that moment, the New World awakens the curiosity and ambition that would bring about the colonization of these new lands