What made spain richer throughout the 1500s?
a) discovery of an all water route through asia
b) the fur trade in north america
c) the gold and resources they acquired from their colonies
d) the oil and gas resources of the middle east

Right choice:

C) The gold and resources they acquired from their colonies.

Explanation:

Spain conquered and colonized vast territories in the New World, from North America to South America.  The Spanish crown managed to build a huge colonial empire in the 16th-17th centuries. It extracted gold, silver and other wealth from its colonies for several centuries.

#1 im pretty sure its a.