While Portugal focused on sailing down the coast of Africa, what was Spain's objective in the race for exploration?

To find an alternative path to Asia to gain an advantage

To create a partnership and share Portugal's trade routes

To stop all European exploration and trade

To build better and faster ships than Portugal

Besides the desire for wealth and power, what other key motivation, strengthened by the Reconquista, drove Spanish exploration?

The need to find new sources of stone for building

The goal of spreading the Christian religion

A plan to create new scientific universities

A desire to learn about foreign governments

It left the country too poor to fund any new projects.

It gave the rulers the confidence and desire to expand their power and religion globally.

It caused Spain to close its borders and focus on internal matters.

It created a strong alliance with Portugal, ending their rivalry.

To establish a new, direct trade route to Asia for wealth

To sell ships to other countries