Help please What was the primary purpose of the Spanish conquest of South America?
A. To acquire goods such as gold and spices
B. To convert the natives to Roman Catholicism
C. To chart the shortest passage to the Pacific Ocean
D
To find a new source of slave labor

A. To acquire goods such as gold and spices

Explanation:

At that time, Several countries in Europe were involved in competition for supremacy in the western region. Spain, France, and Great Britain was one of the biggest contenders.

So, the Spanish government invested in series of explorations in order to find sources of resources that have high value in the global market (such as gold, spices, tea, silk, and porcelain).  The Spanish empire set the conquest to South America because they believed this region possess high amount of Gold and spices.

i would go with the last one

barack obama

44th president of the united states