Potato was introduced to Europe by :

Options

A. Portuguese
B. Germans
C. Spanish
D. Dutch

Answer

C

Explanation

Potato was brought to Europe from the New World by Spantsh explorers. Sailors returning from the Andes to Spain with silver presumably brought maize and potatoes for their own food on the trip. Historians speculate that left over tubers (and maize) were carried ashore and planted.