New Spain retablos (altarpiece ensembles) were designed to be extravagant to
a. contrast with the simplicity of the indigenous people's sacred spaces.
b. impress the indigenous people into converting to Christianity.
c. show the indigenous people how their taxes were spent.
d. Christianize the indigenous people's existing art.
Answer: b
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