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Building the Colonies. The Economy of the Indies. Maintenance of Spanish lifestyle Port of Seville Gold & Silver Mining Zacatecas & Potosì. Potosì. Almost 10,000 feet above sea level Mules. Patrimonialism & Mercantilism. Crown sponsored development in return for tax payments
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The Economy of the Indies • Maintenance of Spanish lifestyle • Port of Seville • Gold & Silver Mining • Zacatecas & Potosì
Potosì • Almost 10,000 feet above sea level • Mules
Patrimonialism & Mercantilism • Crown sponsored development in return for tax payments • The QuintoReàl, 10% tithe, sales tax • Colonies existed to benefit the Mother Country • Land rights not permanent
Administrative Bodies • Council of the Indies • Viceroyalty of New Spain vs. Viceroyalty of Peru • Audiencias = Lima, Quito, Bogotà, Guatemala City, Mexico City, Havana, Asunciòn, Potosì, Buenos Aires, Cartagena, Panama City, Guadalajara, Santiago, Santo Domingo • Cabildos • Positions for purchase
Indians with Souls? • 1500 = Debate in Madrid • Indians ruled as having the potential to convert • Cannibals could be enslaved
Encomienda • Began as rewards for soldiers • 1542 = Peru had 467 encomenderos, New Spain had 600 • Encomendero received tribute and controlled the labor of Indians • Obligation to teach Christianity • “New Laws” of 1542