THE COLONY
THE COLON
Y
The ColonyIs called the period where the Spanish
decided stablish in America. Send for their families and governor the indians.
the natives had to work
and pay taxes to the
spanish
land, mines and natural
wealth passed to the Indians at the hands of the Spaniards
Inposition of the lspanish
language and the
catholicism
The governors
were choose for the spanish
kings
Trade was controlled by the Spanish
The goverment in the colonyTo dominate and
administrate the new world, the spanish created
politic institutions, some function in spain and other
in America.
PLACE NAME FUNCTION
Spain Consejo de Indias Make the laws where people must fulfill in the different colonies.
Spain Casa de contratación de Sevilla
It was encharge of the contracts and made the accounts of the merchancy that travel between America and Spain.
America Reales Audiencias.
Was the court for that epoch, the judges had to hear complaints from people claiming to other that not fulfill the laws
PLACE NAME FUNCTION
America Capitanias generales
Battalion of soldiers who were faced with the rebellious Indians
America Cabildo Composed by the most important people and regulate the social behaviour
America Virrey It was a familiar Spanish king, who had the duty to represent the monarch in America. Directed the general captains
Economical activities in the colony
ECONOMICAL ACTIVITIES IN THE COLONY
Trade
It was developed between Spain,
Africa and America.
Agriculture
Mining
It was a clue economical activity for Spain. The extracted
precious metals were sent to
Europe.
It generate a lot of products for
example: potatoe, rice,
corn etc.
ECONOMICAL ISNTITUTIONSIn order to control the labor of black
and indigenous and to be rich with the resources of the colonies, the Spanish established the following institutions in America
ECONOMICAL INSTITUTIONS
MITA ENCOMIENDA
RESGUARDO
The indigenous were sent to work heavily in the mining or in the public works
during some months, were
separated from their families, many of them died by the
illness.
Territory where lived indigenous
families, directed to encomendero, who collected a tribute. It had a churchman that imposed the
religion.
Were allocated land to the
indigenous to grow and pay tribute. They can choose
their bosses.
CLASSWORK
1. Write with your own words what is the difference between conquest and colony?
2. Who were the result from miscegenation?
3. compare the economy activities in the colony epoch and actually.
4. Identify in the picture three situations that were presented in the colony and explain.