Triple

Target class: Spanish colonial expedition
Context triple: [Ponce de León expedition of 1513, instanceOf, Spanish colonial expedition]

• A. Spanish conquistadors
  Spanish conquistadors were 16th-century soldiers, explorers, and fortune-seekers from Spain who led the military conquest and colonization of vast territories in the Americas, often through violent subjugation of Indigenous peoples.
• B. Age of Discovery expedition chosen
  An Age of Discovery expedition is a state- or crown-sponsored maritime voyage undertaken between the 15th and 17th centuries to explore unknown regions, establish trade routes, claim territories, and gather scientific and geographic knowledge.
• C. Spanish treasure fleet
  The Spanish treasure fleet was a system of heavily armed convoys that transported silver, gold, and other colonial riches from the Americas to Spain between the 16th and 18th centuries, forming the backbone of the Spanish Empire’s transatlantic economy.
• D. Spanish colonial settlement
  A Spanish colonial settlement is a community established by Spain in its overseas territories, typically organized around a central plaza with religious, administrative, and economic institutions to control, convert, and manage local populations and resources.
• E. Portuguese conquest
  Portuguese conquest refers to the series of military, maritime, and colonial expansions led by Portugal from the 15th to the 17th centuries, establishing trading posts, territories, and influence across Africa, Asia, and the Americas.
• F. None of above.