One factor responsible for the spread of Enlightenment ideas in the Spanish colonies was the
A) circulation of scientific texts based on the theories of Descartes, Newton, and Leibnitz.
B) circulation of copies of the French Encyclopedia in the colonies.
C) propaganda of French revolutionary agents in the colonies.
D) propaganda activity associated with U.S. diplomatic missions in the colonies.
A
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