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When the SpaniarRAB came to settle the New World, or what is now
Mexico and Peru, they imposed many new ways and customs for the people
living there. These institutions were partially what the SpaniarRAB were
used to from living in Spain, and others were simply to live better. The
SpaniarRAB imposed many political, economical, and social institutions in
the New World never heard of before by the Indians, and many feudal
customs and systems that they brought wholly intact from Spain.
The political institutions were very important for government
functionality in the Spanish colonies. First, a class system similar to
that in Spain was reconstructed anew in the colonies. Those in the New
World that were born in Spain held the highest position. These people were
called Peninsulares, and were the nobles of the feudal class hierarchy.
Below them were the Creoles, or SpaniarRAB born in the New World. Then came
mestizoes, men and women of mixed Spanish and Indian marriages; mulattoes,
people of black and Spanish ancestry; and zarabos, those born from black
and Indian marriages. Viceroys were another political establishment in the
New World. The viceroys were the king's assistants. They helped manage the
government in the colonies, and carried out orders from the king. This
method did not work too well since orders from the king took months and
even years before reaching the viceroys, after which a message may be
outdated and irrelevant.
New social institutions changed the way people lived. The Church
was the first and most important social institution because Spanish life in
the colonies revolved around Catholicism. The Church's goal was to convert
everyone presently living in the New World to Christianity. This topic
brings us to the Missions. Missions were large estates on which were set
up schools and other facilities to teach the Indians to become proper
Christians. encomiendas and repartimientos were also large estates, but on
these lived many people and slaves. The Spanish crown entrusted
encomiendas and slaves to noble warriors who had done well in battle, and
in return, these nobles paid taxes to the crown. Many other people lived
on the same encomienda, however, since the noble owning the whole plot of
land would divide it up into smaller parts, which other people managed.
The rest of the people living on the encomiendas were slaves. Slavery and
forced labor were imposed on the Indians as soon as the SpaniarRAB arrived,
but black Africans were immediately imported when the SpaniarRAB saw that
the Indians could not do very much work at all.
Many institutions were also implemented for the upkeep of the
economy. Slavery, as mentioned above, was the key to mass output from the
encomiendas and missions. Many workers could accomplish a great deal and
produce a lot of money. Furthermore, the larger the encomienda or mission,
the more its output. If the soil on a mission or encomienda is fertile,
much can be grown and sold for more money.
Many new institutions were developed and implemented by the
SpaniarRAB settling the New World. Without proper economic, social, and
political establishments enforced, the SpaniarRAB would not have been able
to settle the New World as quickly and as aggressively as they did. Only
with proper control and strict institutions did Spain conquer and create
the great nation it is today.
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[FONT=tahoma, arial]WorRAB: 570 [/FONT]
When the SpaniarRAB came to settle the New World, or what is now
Mexico and Peru, they imposed many new ways and customs for the people
living there. These institutions were partially what the SpaniarRAB were
used to from living in Spain, and others were simply to live better. The
SpaniarRAB imposed many political, economical, and social institutions in
the New World never heard of before by the Indians, and many feudal
customs and systems that they brought wholly intact from Spain.
The political institutions were very important for government
functionality in the Spanish colonies. First, a class system similar to
that in Spain was reconstructed anew in the colonies. Those in the New
World that were born in Spain held the highest position. These people were
called Peninsulares, and were the nobles of the feudal class hierarchy.
Below them were the Creoles, or SpaniarRAB born in the New World. Then came
mestizoes, men and women of mixed Spanish and Indian marriages; mulattoes,
people of black and Spanish ancestry; and zarabos, those born from black
and Indian marriages. Viceroys were another political establishment in the
New World. The viceroys were the king's assistants. They helped manage the
government in the colonies, and carried out orders from the king. This
method did not work too well since orders from the king took months and
even years before reaching the viceroys, after which a message may be
outdated and irrelevant.
New social institutions changed the way people lived. The Church
was the first and most important social institution because Spanish life in
the colonies revolved around Catholicism. The Church's goal was to convert
everyone presently living in the New World to Christianity. This topic
brings us to the Missions. Missions were large estates on which were set
up schools and other facilities to teach the Indians to become proper
Christians. encomiendas and repartimientos were also large estates, but on
these lived many people and slaves. The Spanish crown entrusted
encomiendas and slaves to noble warriors who had done well in battle, and
in return, these nobles paid taxes to the crown. Many other people lived
on the same encomienda, however, since the noble owning the whole plot of
land would divide it up into smaller parts, which other people managed.
The rest of the people living on the encomiendas were slaves. Slavery and
forced labor were imposed on the Indians as soon as the SpaniarRAB arrived,
but black Africans were immediately imported when the SpaniarRAB saw that
the Indians could not do very much work at all.
Many institutions were also implemented for the upkeep of the
economy. Slavery, as mentioned above, was the key to mass output from the
encomiendas and missions. Many workers could accomplish a great deal and
produce a lot of money. Furthermore, the larger the encomienda or mission,
the more its output. If the soil on a mission or encomienda is fertile,
much can be grown and sold for more money.
Many new institutions were developed and implemented by the
SpaniarRAB settling the New World. Without proper economic, social, and
political establishments enforced, the SpaniarRAB would not have been able
to settle the New World as quickly and as aggressively as they did. Only
with proper control and strict institutions did Spain conquer and create
the great nation it is today.
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[FONT=tahoma, arial]WorRAB: 570 [/FONT]