Posted 4 years ago. "[61] Reforms sought to centralize government control through reorganization of administration, reinvigorate the economies of Spain and the Spanish empire through changes in mercantile and fiscal policies, defend Spanish colonies and territorial claims through the establishment of a standing military, undermine the power of the Catholic church, and rein in the power of the American-born elites.[62]. Equally important, rich deposits of the valuable metal silver. Spalding, Karen. As was the case in peninsular Spain, Africans (negros) were able buy their freedom (horro), so that in most of the empire free Blacks and Mulatto (Black + Spanish) populations outnumbered slave populations. The Mapuche people of Chile, whom the Spaniards called Araucanians, resisted fiercely. Through such methods, the Spaniards came to accumulate a massive force of thousands, perhaps tens of thousands of indigenous warriors. Crown approval through the Council of the Indies was needed for the establishment of bishoprics, building of churches, appointment of all clerics. Ships and cargoes were registered, and emigrants vetted to prevent migration of anyone not of old Christian heritage, (i.e., with no Jewish or Muslim ancestry), and facilitated the migration of families and women. Spanish settlement in Mexico largely replicated the organization of the area in preconquest times while in Peru, the center of the Incas was too far south, too remote, and at too high an altitude for the Spanish capital. "The 1539 inquisition and trial of Don Carlos of Texcoco in early Mexico.". The Taino population on Hispaniola went from hundreds of thousands or millions the estimates by scholars vary widely but in the mid-1490s, they were practically wiped out. London, England: Penguin Classics. Spanish universities expanded to train lawyer-bureaucrats (letrados) for administrative positions in Spain and its overseas empire. The Nahuas after the Conquest. Until his dying day, Columbus was convinced that he had reached Asia, the Indies. In Mexico during the sixteenth-century Chichimec War guarded the transit of silver from the mines of Zacatecas to Mexico City. The Plan of Iguala was part of the peace treaty to establish a constitutional foundation for an independent Mexico. Mining regions in both Mexico were remote, outside the zone of indigenous settlement in central and southern Mexico Mesoamerica, but mines in Zacatecas (founded 1548) and Guanajuato (founded 1548) were key hubs in the colonial economy. The Conquest of Michoacn: The Spanish Domination of the Tarascan Kingdom in Western Mexico, 15211530. While chartered by the Crown, English colonization was funded by joint-stock companies, groups of investors eager for profits. [13] Map of the land division determined by the Treaty of Tordesillas. [147] With only a small labor force to draw on, ranching was an ideal economic activity for some regions. Charles sought to be elected Holy Roman Emperor and was willing to pay whatever it took to achieve that. Treasury officials were supposed to be paid out of the income from the province, and were normally prohibited from engaging in income-producing activities.[76]. Large deposits were found in a single mountain in the viceroyalty of Peru, the Cerro Rico, in what is now Bolivia, and in several places outside of the dense indigenous zone of settlement in northern Mexico, Zacatecas and Guanajuato. 87-88. Direct link to David Alexander's post The Central African Empir, Posted 3 years ago. Alcaldas mayores were larger districts with a royal appointee, the Alcalde mayor. Miller, Gary. Spaniards saw the dense populations of indigenous peoples as an important economic resource and the territory claimed as potentially producing great wealth for individual Spaniards and the crown. Castao, Victoria Ros. Princeton University Press, 1984. sfn error: no target: CITEREFMecham1966 (, Burkholder, Mark A. [66], The politics of asserting royal authority to oppose Columbus resulted in the suppression of his privileges and the creation of territorial governance under royal authority. It consisted of a number of opposing views about the way natives were to be integrated into colonial life, their conversion to Christianity and their rights and obligations. providing opportunities for colonists to participate in government. [1], The Spanish Empire would expand across the Caribbean Islands, half of South America, almost all of Central America and most of North America. Audiencias were a significant base of power and influence for American-born elites, starting in the late sixteenth century, with nearly a quarter of appointees being born in the Indies by 1687. Study with Quizlet and memorize flashcards containing terms like How did Spanish colon. That expedition was to make world history. which of the following is a true statement? Direct link to dcervante0051's post what were the spanish ast, Posted 5 years ago. Direct link to louisaandgreta's post Illness played a much gr, Posted 2 years ago. The Catholic Historical Review 64.2 (1978): 168-184. The Viceroyalty of Per was established in 1542. [131] Religious orders along with the Jesuits then embarked on further evangelization in frontier regions of the empire. [157] The story of Doa Marina, also known as Malinche, was the subject of a Mexican TV miniseries in 2018. The leader of an expedition, the adelantado was a senior with material wealth and standing who could persuade the crown to issue him a license for an expedition. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press|1985. The structure of the hierarchy was in many ways parallel to that of civil governance. [18][19], It wasn't until[when?] Don Martn was sent into exile, while other conspirators were executed. How did spain handle all the inflation? Timeline showing some of the major events and the earliest European colonies in North America. Columbus, in his voyage, sought fame and fortune, as did his Spanish sponsors. Often they erected a church on the site of an indigenous temple. The New Laws of 1542 were the result, limiting the power of encomenderos, the private holders of grants to indigenous labor previously held in perpetuity. But in 1493, Spanish-born Pope Alexander VI issued two papal decrees giving legitimacy to Spains Atlantic claims over the claims of Portugal. He was subsequently tried and convicted of cruelty to both natives and colonists and banished from New Mexico for life.[52]. During the Napoleonic Peninsular War in Europe between France and Spain, assemblies called juntas were established to rule in the name of Ferdinand VII of Spain. Potos (founded 1545) was in the zone of dense indigenous settlement, so that labor could be mobilized on traditional patterns to extract the ore. An important element for productive mining was mercury for processing high-grade ore. Peru had a source in Huancavelica (founded 1572), while Mexico had to rely on mercury imported from Spain. The crown established the audiencia in 1549. The lack of Gold and the Natives' sophistication. lvar Nez Cabeza de Vaca was one of four survivors of that expedition, writing an account of it. [51] Like previous conquistadors, Oate engaged in widespread abuses of the Indian population. This is most clearly seen in conquest of Mexico with the alliance of the Nahua city-state of Tlaxcala against the Aztec Empire resulting in lasting benefits to themselves and their descendants. But the importation of horses transformed warfare for both the Spaniards and the indigenous. [124] Presidios had a resident commanders, who set up commercial enterprises of imported merchandise, selling it to soldiers as well as Indian allies. In 1542 Dominican friar Bartolom de Las Casas wrote a damning account of this demographic catastrophe, A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies. Spanish explorations of other islands in the Caribbean and what turned out to be the mainland of South and Central America occupied them for over two decades. "Social climbers: Changing patterns of mobility among the Indians of colonial Peru." Chocolate and vanilla were cultivated in Mexico and exported to Europe. Important indigenous crops that transformed Europe were the potato and maize, which produced abundant crops that led to the expansion of populations in Europe. One was by Francisco Hernndez de Crdoba in 1517, another by Juan de Grijalva in 1518, which brought promising news of possibilities there. He became deeply indebted to the German Welser and Fugger banking families. Religion played an important role in the Spanish conquest and incorporation of indigenous peoples, bringing them into the Catholic Church peacefully or by force. Hernn Corts requested Franciscan and Dominican friars be sent to New Spain immediately after the conquest of Tenochtitlan to begin evangelization. The reorganization of administration has been called "a revolution in government. Practices like forced labor and slavery for resource extraction, and forced resettlement in new villages and later missions were common during the first decades of colonization. The Aztecs under Spanish Rule. More spanish blood equaled more power. Although Spaniards had hoped to find vast quantities of gold, the discovery of large quantities of silver became the motor of the Spanish colonial economy, a major source of income for the Spanish crown, and transformed the international economy. "Cook, Sherburne F. 1976b. The monarchy was abolished and the republic was restored on 21 September 1979. Even by the mid-1510s, the western Caribbean was largely unexplored by Spaniards. The Jesuits resisted crown control, refusing to pay the tithe on their estates that supported the ecclesiastical hierarchy and came into conflict with bishops. The royal official in charge of a district was the Corregidor, who was appointed by the viceroy, usually for a five-year term. It is estimated that during the colonial period (14921832), a total of 1.86million Spaniards settled in the Americas, and a further 3.5million immigrated during the post-colonial era (18501950); the estimate is 250,000 in the 16th century and most during the 18th century, as immigration was encouraged by the new Bourbon dynasty.[2]. [65] In addition, the Casa de Contratacin took charge of the fiscal organization, and of the organization and judicial control of the trade with the Indies. The purpose, they said, was to protect the American colonists, though the actual reason probably had more to do with wanting to 'keep an eye' on them. The diocese was in turn divided into smaller units, the parish, staffed by a parish priest. Settled from the south were Buenos Aires (1536, 1580); Asuncin (1537); Potos (1545); La Paz, Bolivia (1548); and Tucumn (1553). A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies. [154][155] A 1995 Bolivian-made film is in some ways similar to Even the Rain is To Hear the Birds Singing, with a modern film crew going to an indigenous settlement to shoot a film about the Spanish conquest and end up replicating aspects of the conquest. The image of mounted Araucanians capturing and carrying off white women was the embodiment of Spanish ideas of civilization and barbarism. Why can't they treat the native people with respect? American colonies, also called thirteen colonies or colonial America, the 13 British colonies that were established during the 17th and early 18th centuries in what is now a part of the eastern United States. Direct link to David Alexander's post Leaving native people alo, Posted 5 years ago. Other notable historical figures in the production are Malinche, Corts cultural translator, and other conquerors Pedro de Alvarado, Cristbal de Olid, Bernal Daz del Castillo. [78] Then the first such in 1542; the legal thought behind them was the basis of modern International law. [104] With the 1508 papal grant to the crown of the Patronato real, the crown, rather than the pope, exercised absolute power over the Catholic Church in the Americas and the Philippines, a privilege the crown zealously guarded against erosion or incursion. "John Francis Bannon and the Historiography of the Spanish Borderlands: Retrospect and Prospect. Instituto Bibliogrfico Mexicano 1961, Gibson, Charles. [citation needed] The overwhelming cause of the decline in both Mexico and Peru was infectious diseases, such as smallpox and measles,[136] although the brutality of the Encomienda also played a significant part in the population decline. [158] A major production in Mexico was the 1998 film, The Other Conquest, which focuses on a Nahua in the post-conquest era and the evangelization of central Mexico. The Spanish conquest. [98][99] The history of the Guaran has also been the subject of a recent study. Simmons, Marc, The Last Conquistador: Juan de Oate and the Settling of the Far Southwest, University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, Oklahoma, 1991, book title. In areas of sparse population, ranching of cattle (ganado mayor) and smaller livestock (ganado menor) such as sheep and goats ranged widely and were largely feral. [3] Alarmed by the precipitous fall in indigenous populations and reports of settlers' exploitation of their labor, the crown put in place laws to protect their newly converted indigenous vassals. Silver was the bonanza the Spaniards sought. [citation needed], Of the history of the indigenous population of California, Sherburne F. Cook (18961974) was the most painstakingly careful researcher. Cuman in Venezuela was the first permanent settlement founded by Europeans in the mainland Americas,[14] in 1501 by Franciscan friars, but due to successful attacks by the indigenous people, it had to be refounded several times, until Diego Hernndez de Serpa's foundation in 1569. [71], As the basic political entity it was the governorate, or province. Smaller islands claimed by Spain were lost to the English and the Dutch, with France taking half of Hispaniola and establishing the sugar-producing colony of St-Domingue, as well as also taking other islands. 1492: La Navidad is established on the island of Hispaniola; it was destroyed by the following year. Cline, and Javier Pescador, Cook, David Noble. In the twentieth century, there have been a number of films depicting the life of Christopher Columbus. The loss of indigenous population had a direct impact on Spaniards as well, since increasingly they saw those populations as a source of their own wealth, disappearing before their eyes.[57]. The composition of the expedition was the standard pattern, with a senior leader, and participating men investing in the enterprise with the full expectation of rewards if they did not lose their lives. Ida Altman, S.L. Best was gold, but silver was found in abundance. Pigs, cattle, sheep, goats, and chickens allowed Spaniards to eat a diet with which they were familiar. Powers, Stephen. [45] In 1565, Spain established a settlement in St. Augustine, Florida, lasting in one way or another until modern times. Spanish colonists settled in greatest numbers where there were dense indigenous populations and the existence of valuable resources for extraction. Spaniards had seen the disappearance of the indigenous populations in the Caribbean, and with that, the disappearance of their main source of wealth, propelling Spaniards to expand their regions of control. In the Caribbean, because there was no integrated indigenous civilization such as found in Mexico and Peru, there was no large-scale Spanish conquest of indigenous peoples, but there was indigenous resistance to Spanish colonization. Prominent Dominican friars in Santo Domingo, especially Antonio de Montesinos and Bartolom de Las Casas denounced the maltreatment and pressed the crown to act to protect the indigenous populations. Zumrraga was reprimanded for his actions as exceeding his authority. Direct link to Stephen White's post I've read that the reason, Posted 3 years ago. In the fall of 1528, Spanish explorer lvar Nez Cabeza de Vaca landed on present day Follet's Island, Texas. [49] Juan de Oate, is sometimes referred to as "the Last Conquistador",[50] expanded Spanish sovereignty over what is now New Mexico. The protection of the indigenous populations from enslavement and exploitation by Spanish settlers were established in the Laws of Burgos, 15121513. Dressing, J. David. Who had? "Treaty of Tordesillas (1494)" in. He strongly influenced the formulation of colonial policy under the Catholic Monarchs, and was instrumental in establishing the Casa de Contratacin (House of Trade) (1503), which enabled crown control over trade and immigration. Once the Aztec Empire was toppled, they founded Mexico City on the ruins of the Aztec capital. England's colonization of North America differed from that of its European rivals. The United States took occupation of Cuba, the Philippines, and Puerto Rico. There was surface gold found in early islands, and holders of encomiendas put the indigenous to work panning for it. The first two were in the Alto Per, present-day Bolivia, at Charcas (present day Sucre, 25 May), and La Paz (16 July); and the third in present-day Ecuador at Quito (10 August). Spanish land in America was divided into small units, and each unit was run by a(n . The era of Imperialism is characterized by the "colonization of Americans" from the 15th to 19th centuries, and also the expansion of Japan, Europe, and the United States powers during the end of the 19th century and starting of the 20th century. There were also sub-treasuries at important ports and mining districts. Vol. Warren, J. They established the colony of Klein-Venedig in 1528. How did the Golden Age of Spain communicate similar ideals to that of the Spanish colonization project? Although their primary focus was on religious conversion, missionaries served as "diplomatic agents, peace emissaries to hostile tribes and they were also expected to hold the line against nomadic nonmissionary Indians as well as other European powers. The creation of the ecclesiastical hierarchy of the diocesan clergy marked a turning point in the crown's control over the religious sphere. Viceroys were of high social standing, almost without exception born in Spain, and served fixed terms. Spain was driven by three main motivations. The crown enacted Laws of Burgos (1513) and the Requerimiento to curb the power of the Spanish conquerors and give indigenous populations the opportunity to peacefully embrace Spanish authority and Christianity. The officials of the royal treasury at each level of government typically included two to four positions: a tesorero (treasurer), the senior official who guarded money on hand and made payments; a contador (accountant or comptroller), who recorded income and payments, maintained records, and interpreted royal instructions; a factor, who guarded weapons and supplies belonging to the king, and disposed of tribute collected in the province; and a veedor (overseer), who was responsible for contacts with native inhabitants of the province, and collected the king's share of any war booty. Figure 1. Columbus's discovery opened a floodgate of Spanish exploration. [160] The similarly epic and dark journey of Lope de Aguirre was made into a film by Werner Herzog, Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972), starring Klaus Kinsky. Upon the success of the expedition, the spoils of war were divvied up in proportion to the amount a participant initially staked, with the leader receiving the largest share. In the Huancavelica region, mercury continues to wreak ecological damage.[144][145][146]. [159], The epic journey of lvar Nez Cabeza de Vaca has been portrayed in a 1991 feature-length Mexican film, Cabeza de Vaca. The Caribbean islands became less central to Spain's overseas colonization, but remained important strategically and economically, especially the islands of Cuba and Hispaniola. "Peace by purchase" ended the conflict. The last Inca stronghold was conquered by the Spanish in 1572. "Hoofprints: Cattle Ranching and Landscape Transformation" in, Brevisima relacin de la destruccin de las Indias, Spanish colonization attempt of the Strait of Magellan, First relation letter from Pedro de Valdivia to emperor Charles V, forced resettlement of indigenous populations, Population history of indigenous peoples of the Americas, Latin American economy Colonial era and Independence (ca. The Spanish founded San Sebastin de Uraba in 1509 but abandoned it within the year. During a financial crisis in the late seventeenth century, the crown began selling Audiencia appointments, and American-born Spaniards held 45% of Audiencia appointments. The successes of Columbus ushered in an era of Spanish conquest that led numerous other European explorers to attempt similar colonization projects. Direct link to Bailey's post So did the Caste System d, Posted 5 years ago. In the twentieth century, Garatuza's life was the subject of a 1935 film[165] and a 1986 telenovela, Martn Garatuza. For the colony's continued existence, a reliable source of labor was needed. When the Catholic Monarchs gave official approval for the plans for Columbus's voyage to reach "the Indies" by sailing West, the funding came from the queen of Castile. Direct link to trell2267's post Why didn't the spanish ju, Posted 3 years ago. Melville, Elinor G.K. A Plague of Sheep: Environmental Consequences of the Conquest of Mexico. "Viceroyalty, Viceroy" in, harvnb error: no target: CITEREFEncyclopedia_of_Latin_and_mexicpo_is_the_best_History_and_Culture1996 (, sfn error: no target: CITEREFLockhartSchwartz1983 (, sfn error: no target: CITEREFBennassar2001 (, sfn error: no target: CITEREFGibson1966 (, sfn error: no target: CITEREFAltmanClineJavier_Pescador2003 (, Ramrez, Susan E. "Missions: Spanish America" in, sfn error: no target: CITEREFBrading1993 (, Don, Patricia Lopes. Where the Spaniards had exclusive access to horses in warfare, they had an advantage over indigenous warriors on foot. history of Latin America, history of the region from the pre-Columbian period and including colonization by the Spanish and Portuguese beginning in the 15th century, the 19th-century wars of independence, and developments to the end of the 20th century. Brown, Kendall W., "The Spanish Imperial Mercury Trade and the American Mining Expansion Under the Bourbon Monarchy," in, Van Ausdal, Shawn, and Robert W. Wilcox. Maya society under colonial rule: The collective enterprise of survival. Viceroyalties were the largest territory unit of administration in the civil and religious spheres and the boundaries of civil and ecclesiastical governance coincided by design, to ensure crown control over both bureaucracies. In colonial Mexico, there are petitions to the king about a variety of issues important to particular indigenous communities when the noblemen did not get a favorable response from the local friar or priest or local royal officials.
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