In contrast to 16th century Spanish colonizers that established military and administrative centers in the New World, Portuguese colonizers situated cities to
A) facilitate trade and commerce.
B) convert locals to Christianity.
C) replicate European lifestyles.
D) promote industrial development in the New World.
E) blend in as well as possible with the local environment and lifestyles.
Answer: A
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