The alcabalas were
A) excise (sales) taxes that raised royal revenues, but limited colonial market expansion.
B) elected colonial town officials responsible for collecting royal taxes.
C) royal gifts of indigenous people, who were forced to pay tribute to local Spanish officials.
D) Spanish traditions that preserved the territorial integrity of the great estates.
A
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