How did life in the Spanish northern frontier develop differently from life in the main part of Mexico?
What will be an ideal response?
ANSWER: Students should note the absence of either large agricultural centers or mines. This limited the ability of following the Spanish pattern of turning authority over to a ruling cabildo. Students should note the existence of Santa Fe. Stronger students will connect it to the remaining Spanish institutions: the Church and the bureaucracy. Santa Fe developed a far more cosmopolitan environment with regular contacts among autonomous Plains Indians and eventually French and Anglo-American traders.
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).