The Adelantamiento Was

The adelantamiento was

A) a royal concession of economic and political privilege given to a wealthy man who planned to undertake the conquest of a territory at his own expense.
B) the pledge that Native Americans made when they promised to convert to Christianity.
C) the funding given to Catholic missionaries to enable them to convert Indians.
D) a payment of tribute given by native groups to the Spanish governor of a region.
E) a parcel of land given to Spanish colonists.