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First area of Spanish exploration and settlement
First island in Caribbean settled by Spaniards
Grant of Indian laborers made to Spanish conquers and settlers in Mesoamerica and South America
capital of new Spain, built on the ruins of Aztec capital of tenochtitlan
Spanish colonial administrative unit including Central America, Mexico, and the southeast and southwest of the present day United States
labor extracted for lands assigned to the state and the religion
mine located in upper Peru
location of greatest deposit of mercury in South America
rural estates in Spanish Colonies in new world
Spanish American merchant guilds
sailing ship used in Spain
signed in 1494 between Castile and Portugal
university trained lawyers from Spain in the new world
body of laws collected in 1681 for Spanish possessions in new world
body within the Castilian government that issued all laws and advised king on all matters dealing with the Spanish Colonies of the new world
two major divisions of Spanish Colonies in new world
senior government officials in Spanish America
royal court of appeals established in Spanish Colonies of new world
strips of land along Brazilian coast granted to minor Portuguese nobles for development
backwoodsmen from São Paulo in Brazil; penetrated Brazilian interior in search of precious metals and slaves during 17th century
region of Brazil located in mountainous interior where gold strikes were discovered in 1695; became location for gold rush
Brazilian port; close to mines of minas Gerais; importance grew with gold strikes; became colonial capital in 1763
caste system based on racial origins
people living in the new world Spanish Colonies but born in Spain
whites born in the new world; dominated local Latin American economies and ranked just beneath peninsulares
clubs and associations dedicated to improvements and reform in Spanish Colonies; flourished during the 18th century; called for material improvements rather than political reform
resulted from bourbon family’s succession to Spanish throne in 1703; ended by treaty of Utrecht in 1713; resulted in recognition of bourbons, loss of some lands, grants of commercial rights to English and French
one of the popular revolts against Spanish colonial rule in new Granada in 1781; suppressed as a result of divisions among rebels
sailing ship used in Spain