Identify an Accurate Statement About Spanish Exploration Overseas

Identify an accurate statement about Spanish exploration overseas.

A) The Spanish explorers found the eastern route to Africa and India before the Portuguese.
B) Christopher Columbus found the route to India in 1492 after ten weeks of voyage.
C) Christopher Columbus was a Portuguese-trained Italian sailor who was sent to find India by Spanish monarchs.
D) After the success of Portugal in finding the route to India, Spanish sailors advocated the search for an eastern route to the Orient.
E) Vasco da Gama was the first European in several centuries to set foot in North America.