Pizarro constructed a new city on the coast, lima, in order to build a port to ship inca wealth back to spain more easily. by 1560, about 100 tons of gold had been sent to spain, more than twice the amount that existed in all of europe at the time. what was the most likely effect of inca gold arriving in europe? more countries began to invest in expeditions to the americas. more europeans protested the cruel treatment of american indians. fewer europeans were willing to colonize the americas fewer countries could raise the funds needed for exploration.