How did portuguese exploration affect spanish exploration?
a. the spanish depended financially on the portuguese.
b. the spanish were rivals of the portuguese.
c. the spanish were allies with the portuguese.
d. the spanish stole technology from the portuguese.

The Spanish were rivals of the Portuguese

Explanation:

The kingdom of Spain, wanted to have total control of the Americas and had different territorial disputes with the Portuguese, the territory that Portugal took was very rich in sugar plantations and had direct access to the slave ports of Africa, the main disputes went to South America with the colonies of Argentina and Paraguay