SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
RISE OF THE SLAVE TRADE BLACK HISTORY IN COLONIAL AMERICA
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Viceroys
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Viziers
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Mestizos
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Native Americans
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Detailed explanation-1: -The viceroys were appointed by the king of Spain and the Council of the Indies from among noble Spanish families.
Detailed explanation-2: -The administration over the vast territories of the Spanish Empire was carried out by viceroys, who became governors of an area, which was considered not as a colony but as a province of the empire, with the same rights as any other province in Peninsular Spain.
Detailed explanation-3: -Conquistadores, soldiers, and mission-aries were the primary Spanish coloniz-ers; farmers and traders came later. Colonies were governed by crown-appointed viceroys or governors. Settlers had to obey the king’s laws and could make none of their own.
Detailed explanation-4: -The first European countries to begin colonizing the Americas were Spain and Portugal. Spain claimed and settled Mexico, most of Central and South America, several islands in the Caribbean, and what are now Florida, California, and the Southwest region of the United States. Portugal gained control of Brazil.