What specific measures did the Spanish take to maintain control over their empire? Were these measures effective?
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
1. Appointed powerful viceroys, who preserved central authority but discouraged local imitative
2. Established strict trade regulations, including limits on trade between Spanish colonies and their construction of ships through the flota system
3. Created the intendants for more direct royal control
4. Established successful economic reforms, which led to tension between European-born Spaniards and those born in the colonies
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What will be an ideal response?
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What will be an ideal response?
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