How did the Spanish crown seek to exert legislative, financial, judicial, and executive authority in the new colonies?
A. using a proxy monarch called a viceroy
B. via conquistadors like Pizarro and Cortés
C. through the Council of the Indies
D. by establishing the Casa de Contratación
Answer: C
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