Which answer best describes the discovery of gold in the americas?

question 1 options:

a)
although the spanish explorers spent years searching for gold in north and south america, and the caribbean islands, gold was never found in great quantities. king ferdinand and queen isabella were very disappointed with the lack of success in finding wealth in the new world, and stopped paying for ships and sailors, and soldiers to go exploring.

b)
juan ponce de león went to florida to find the fountain of youth, a magical healing fountain. he found plenty of beautiful plants and flowers, and huge quantities of gold. unfortunately for ponce de león, the natives in the area did not want to give up their gold. they shot ponce de león with poisoned arrows and he died. but the spain began to grow rich from the gold and silver he found in florida.

c)
francisco pizarro found the inca empire in peru, which had plenty of gold. pizarro captured the leader, known as the grand inca, and threatened to kill him if the he did not provide a room full of gold for the spanish explorers. the grand inca did, yet pizarro killed him anyway. the might inca empire fell and spain grew rich from the gold and silver mines in peru.