What Explains the Conquistadors' Conviction That Glimmering Cities of Gold

Multiple Choice

What explains the conquistadors' conviction that glimmering cities of gold existed in the Americas?

A) They had read other travelers' reports.
B) Much of the gold Europeans had acquired over centuries originated in the Americas.
C) European metallurgists offered evidence of gold-bearing soils in Mesoamerica.
D) Indians told Europeans of glittering empires further west to get rid of the intruders.