Initially Europeans explored the Americas in search of gold, silver and precious stones.
The growth of capitalism.
To collect the gold, silver, and precious jewels.
Economic, the desire for precious metals and new areas for trade.
If this question means "Who exported gold and silver from the New World to Spain"? Then the answer is the Spanish conquistadors and Spanish explorers. Vast amounts of these precious metals were also precious to the advanced Native American peoples in Mexico and further south. The Aztecs, Mayans and Incas all valued gold & silver. What Spain did not steal from these civilizations were later mined, as the New World under Spain's dominion had vast mines of gold and silver.
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"Prairie Train" by Precious Fathers.
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No. Bronze is a metal alloy consisting primarily of copper, usually with tin as the main additive.
those establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing jewelry and other articles worn on or carried about the person, made of precious metals such as platinum, gold, and silver
Primarily, security and physical protection from theft mark the transit plans for precious metals and gem stones. Otherwise, common modes of transit are employed.
Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing precious metal handbags and purses are classified in SIC 3911
Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing similar personal goods or precious metals are classified in SIC 3911
No, the French primarily came to Canada for the fur trade. Mining for precious metals did not begin in earnest until the 1850s to the 1880s, well after France had ceded its North American territories.
Possessive forms are nouns and pronouns. The word 'precious' is an adjective or an adverb.The adjective 'precious' is occasionally used as a name or a pet name for a person, a character, or an animal, in which case the word would be a proper noun beginning with a capital 'P'.The possessive form for the proper noun Precious is Precious's.Example: Precious's vet said that all of her immunizations are up to date.