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1. Governing the Provinces

When Spain conquered most of the new world, they set up a series of laws and systems to govern her colonies. The King was the ultimate ruler of all of the colonies and he chose people he though were responsible enough to govern the colones, known as Viceroys. To govern these colonies, one needed to be born in Spain. These Spanish bron were known as penninsulares and they had the highest social satanding out of all the ethnic groups. The Spanish then built Spanish style cities, with town squares in the center surrounded by a central church and government buildings. - Bella & Zach.

2. Spreading Christianity

3. Controlling Trade

4. Encomiendas- A System of Forced Labor Native Americans, the initial slaves of the Spanish in the Americas, were not able to handle the disease the Spanish brought and their harsh labor. Overtime, they became inefficient and the Spanish were in need of replacements. They then decided to look to the Africans because they were thought of as stronger and more hardworking than the Native Americans. In light of the settlers need for labor, the encomiendas was issued to enslave for labor. The Africans were overworked and did not receive suitable living conditions.

5. A Spanish Priest Speaks Out

6. Bringing Workers from Africa