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What are the Viceroyalties?

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  1. States
  2. New Spain, New Granada (Bogota - 1717), Peru, La Plata (Buenos Aires - 1776)
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Peninsulares

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Born in Iberian Peninsula - Highest class

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3
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Mestizos

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European + Indigenous

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4
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Mullato

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European + Africa

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Lobo

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Indigenous + Mullato

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Creoles

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European/African Descent Born in Spanish America

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Cabildos

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Local government in Colonial spanish america - Creoles had the power of Cabildos
Responsible for policing, sanitation, taxation, regulation, and land distribution.

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8
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Popular Sovereignty

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People power the government

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9
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Gens de colour

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Free non-whites - socially diverse

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Hispaniola

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Island which consisted of Saint Domingue (Haiti) & Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic)

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Grand Blancs

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Elite merchants & Landowners - Royal & Most Wealthy

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Petite blancs

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White middle to lower class - Fighting for right to rule & formed national guard

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African Slaves

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Overwhelming majority, rights varied from plantation to plantation

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Encomienda System

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Entrustment
Used for exploitation and Christianity of the indigenous
Had to pay by labor & tribute for Christianity & “protection”.

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Mercantilism

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Colonial Economy
Colonial Powers extracted bullion (gold & silver) from the colonies

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Problems with mercantilism

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Spain did not have production so they would ship the raw materials to England - resulted in a crippling dependence on precious metals, and inflation.
Also led to smuggling

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Castas

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Rice & Social Hierarchy
Social Class system used for power distinctions

18
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Bourbon Reforms

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Limiting power of Catholic Church
Limits power of Creoles
Importing Taxes

19
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Rebels vs Royalists

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Rebels - Went against the king
Royalist - Were for the king

20
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Intendancy system

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Intendants are Peninsulares who were appointed as officials to implement imperial law and collect taxes from the Creoles
Creoles lose power and want to overturn this

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