Where were the first Spanish colonies located in the New World? A. in Canada
B. in mainland North America
C. in South America
D. in the Caribbean

Beginning with the 1492 arrival of Christopher Columbus in the Caribbean and gaining control over more territory for over three centuries, the Spanish Empire would expand across the Caribbean Islands, half of South America, most of Central America and much of North America.

D. in the Caribbean

Explanation:

In 1493, during his second voyage, Columbus founded Isabela, the first permanent Spanish settlement in the New World, on Hispaniola, in the Caribbean sea.

explanation:

the answer is the huegonots.

food and resources were plentiful.

women were encouraged to marry later in life so they could work in factories.