In Catholic New Spain, Hispanic Wives and Daughters Often Lived

In Catholic New Spain, Hispanic wives and daughters often lived in seclusion because

A) women were seen as more vulnerable to epidemics.
B) in this way women were protected from Indian attacks.
C) New World Spaniards wanted to emulate customs of European gentility.
D) Hispanic men believed that they could increase their honor by protecting the sexual purity of their female relatives.
E) None of these are correct.