Discovery of silver in Bolivia and Mexico (Edexcel GCSE History): Quizzes
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Which body appointed viceroys to govern Spanish territories in the Americas?
Which body appointed viceroys to govern Spanish territories in the Americas?
The Council of the Indies
Where were the two major administrative centres established by Spanish viceroys?
Where were the two major administrative centres established by Spanish viceroys?
Mexico City and Lima
How long could it take for viceroys to receive responses from Spain?
How long could it take for viceroys to receive responses from Spain?
Up to eight months
What were cabildos in the Spanish colonial administration?
What were cabildos in the Spanish colonial administration?
Local town councils
What was the purpose of audiencias in Spanish colonial territories?
What was the purpose of audiencias in Spanish colonial territories?
To administer justice through courts
What did the Spanish government allocate to encomenderos?
What did the Spanish government allocate to encomenderos?
Land and Indigenous workers
Which obligation did encomenderos have towards Indigenous peoples?
Which obligation did encomenderos have towards Indigenous peoples?
Pay for Catholic priests to convert them
In which year did Bartolomé de las Casas first travel to the Americas?
In which year did Bartolomé de las Casas first travel to the Americas?
1512
What title was Bartolomé de las Casas given in 1515?
What title was Bartolomé de las Casas given in 1515?
Protector of the Indians
What did the New Laws of 1542 make completely illegal?
What did the New Laws of 1542 make completely illegal?
Enslaving Indigenous peoples
What happened to encomiendas when an encomendero died under the New Laws?
What happened to encomiendas when an encomendero died under the New Laws?
Reverted to government control
What major event occurred in Peru in 1544?
What major event occurred in Peru in 1544?
A major revolt against the New Laws