Cortez was primarily motivated by:
A) his commitment to the supremacy of Spain
B) a desire to organize encomiendas
C) a drive to spread Christianity among native Americans
D) his powerful sense of racial superiority
E) Aztec gold

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Cortez was primarily motivated by the wealth and riches, particularly the Aztec gold, that he could acquire through his conquests in the New World.

Cortez Was Primarily Motivated By