After threats by the Orista Indians in Florida and by England's Sir Francis Drake, the Spanish abandoned all of eastern Louisiana except for St. Augustín because
A) Dutch traders felt encouraged to challenge Portugal in Africa.
B) France took advantage of England's involvement with Spain and occupied the Hudson River valley.
C) Spain regarded the area as peripheral to its primary interests.
D) Wars between the two nations continued over the next century.

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The Spanish abandoned eastern Louisiana except for St. Augustine because they regarded the area as peripheral to its primary interests. The threats by the Orista Indians and Sir Francis Drake may have expedited their decision to abandon the area, but ultimately it was not a region of great importance to Spain.

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