Which statement about Spanish settlements in the New World is FALSE?
A)Spanish gold and silver mines were enormously productive.
B)Spanish colonies would form one of the largest empires in the history of the world.
C)The Catholic Church was very interested in spreading Christianity in Mexico.
D)The first Spanish settlers were mostly interested in farming.
E)Many Spanish settlements helped establish elements of European civilization permanently in America.

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The statement that the first Spanish settlers were mostly interested in farming is false. The first Spanish settlers were primarily interested in finding and extracting gold and silver, which were abundant in the New World. Only later did they establish farming communities to support their mining operations.

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