Colonial Society

  1. Colonial Administration
    1. Hernán Cortés
    2. Viceroy Antonio de Mendoza (1535)
    3. Colonial Political Structure
      1. Spanish Crown
      2. Council of the Indies (1524)
      3. Viceroy ("in place of king")
        1. "obedezco, pero no cumplo"
        2. "I do little, & I do it slowly"
      4. Audiencias
      5. Town Council (Cabildo)
  2. Class Society
    1. Landowner (encomendero)
      1. Peninsulares
      2. Creoles
    2. Slaves
    3. Indians
    4. Women
  3. Labor Systems
    1. Encomienda
    2. Repartimiento
    3. Hacienda
    4. Obrajes (textile workshops)
    5. African slavery