HILA 2002 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Caudillo, Repartimiento, Peninsulars
10 Apr 2017
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Whether spanish imperial legacy is positive or negative? (using keen"s documents: in defense of spain (p. 39) Argues that spain ferocious tyranny : rather a benign empire, a regime which just operating and mildly managing. Spain hurt itself. : p. 40 for spain they were a cause of depopulation and backwardness. Mercantilist system in latin america: silver economy in latin america (hard currency) Shipped to spain, then sent back to latin america to maintain fleets to protect latin. American colonies: also sent to africa, asia, and other places in europe to import goods/export good, etc. Hence, spain = tunnel/vessel for transporting silver because it is the basis of. Pax hispanica: spanish empire provided political and military stability. Civilizing mission: provided spanish language, helped construct infrastructure public buildings, amphitheaters, hot baths, etc, splendid architecture . Thursday, february 2, 2017: the fatal legacy (p. 35) Interest were to keep latin america as a resource hub to fuel spanish industrial explosion.
