Which of these facts most supports the idea that Spanish power in the New World took time to develop?
O A. Pizzaro was able to defeat the large Incan empire.
B. Columbus did not reach the mainland of the New World until his
third voyage.
C. Cortes was able to claim large areas of Mexico.
D. Queen Isabella was not sure whether to pay for an exploration of a
new route to Asia,

⚘ The correct Option is:

(Option B) Columbus did not reach the mainland of the New World until his third voyage

The Portuguese were the earliest participants in this “Age of Discovery,” also known as “Age of Exploration.”The explorer Christopher Columbus made four trips across the Atlantic Ocean from Spain. He was determined to find a direct water route west from Europe to Asia(India), but he never did. Instead, he stumbled upon the Americas. Columbus did not reach the mainland of the New World until his third voyage.Christopher Columbus was not the first person to propose that a person could reach Asia by sailing west from Europe. In fact, scholars argue that the idea is almost as old as the idea that the Earth is round. That is, it dates back to early Rome.

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