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13 cze 2022 · The apparatus of colonial government in the Spanish Empire consisted of multiple levels, starting with the monarchy and Council of the Indies at the top and moving down to the viceroy, audiencias, mayors, and local councils.
26 sty 2012 · The Spanish established a centralized colonial government in the Philippines from 1565-1898. The political structure consisted of a national government ruled by a Governor General appointed by the King of Spain. Local governments administered provinces, cities, towns, and municipalities.
5 maj 2010 · As the discussion on Moctezuma's palio has shown, the Kislak paintings tell the history of the conquest by closely following the Spanish accounts. In that regard, the paintings present an imperial view of the conquest, a view in which the Spanish crown plays the crucial and decisive role.
More research is needed to bring to light the production and reception of art by Amerindians, Africans, and mixed-race peoples, as well as to fully illuminate the implications of early Hispaniola’s role in subsequent colonial schemes.
12 lis 2022 · The European invasion and colonization of the Americas was launched in 1492 from Hispaniola. For sixteen years, Hispaniola was Spain’s only active colony in the hemisphere, making the lessons learned on the island an important part of the playbook for colonizing elsewhere in the Americas.
Structure and attention to detail characterized Spanish colonial government in the Western Hemi sphere. Responsibilities in the chain of command were clearly defined, but the system admitted many exceptions.
THE STRUCTURE OF THE COLONIAL ADMINISTRATION At the summit of the Spanish colonial bureaucracy was the king. Directly under the monarch was the Council of the Indies, exercis-ing by royal delegation supreme jurisdiction over all phases of the colonial administration: legislative, financial, judicial, military, ecclesiastical, and commercial.
