Motivations for the Spanish attack on the British Isles in 1588 did NOT include

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The petering out of the great silver mines in Spanish America was not a motivation for the Spanish attack on the British Isles in 1588. The primary motivations included English piracy and harassment of Spanish interests in the Americas, support for Dutch rebels against Spanish rule, and religious motivations to convert England back to Catholicism. The decline of silver mines in Spanish America was an economic issue but not a direct cause of the Spanish Armada's launch.

Motivations for the Spanish Attack on the British Isles in 1588