By the Late Eighteenth Century,the Spanish Empire

By the late eighteenth century,the Spanish Empire

A) dealt with native peoples on equal terms and sometimes conceded their claims to sovereignty.
B) dealt harshly with native peoples and enslaved them whenever possible.
C) conceded territory only when there was no other choice, but always treated native peoples on unequal terms.
D) dealt with native peoples on equal terms, but never made territorial concessions.