The first center of the Spanish empire in America:
a. was a prosperous settlement that Columbus created.
b. was the island of Hispaniola
c. fell to Dutch raiders in 1506.
d. resulted from Columbus's last voyage to the New World in 1502.
e. was Cuba.
Ans: b. was the island of Hispaniola
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