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.