I'd like to know how the bullion were transported to the Spain in the age of the exploration.?

Question

Hi, i'm a student of a highschool and these days i'm studying 'The Age of Exploration'. While i was reading some handouts which i've got from my history teacher, i got serveral questions:
1. When a Spaniard explorer,Pizarro, conquested the Inca empire, they got a great amount of bullion from the head of the Inca, Atahualpa, right? How exactly much of gold and silver did they get? And how did they transported them?
2. After they gain the bullion, how did they spend it? Did they use it with good aim? or bad aim?
3. In my opinion, as they got the great amount of the bullion, their economical level (I mean such as their situation of life or development or something like that..) would be increased. What effects/results did they bring after they discovered the bullion?

Well... I will really thank to you if you remain the bibliography when you answer to my questions. cuz i'm seeking to relavent historical websites. Or if u know any awesome historical website, please let me know!! Thx :)

Answer 1

They transported them by ship, generally a galleon, that's why pirates/privateers took so much. How much they got is hard to tell, there was an awful lot and not everything had a record kept of it (and some of those records were destroyed with ships that were plundered).

The Spanish spent it on having a fun lifestyle, that's one of the reasons they faded in imperial might and influence. A lot of the others that got gold from them invested it and came out better for it.

They had lots of fun and power for a while since they had so much gold and other precious gems.

Answer 2

They transported their bullion (and consequently their other trade goods from the Americans) via galleon, a type of large, broad bodied cargo ship.
The Spanish pretty much squandered away their gold, bankrolling various factions during the wars of religion that tore Europe apart in the 16th and 17th centuries. They didn't put much of it into infrastructure like they should have and this cost them later.