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after the Spanish took the Aztecs' riches, the conquistadors did not find much more gold in North America. Instead,they found large amounts OS silver underground.Because New Spain had good soil,many settlers built haciendas (ah see YEN dahs).A hacienda is a large farm or ranch,often with its own village and church
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What did Spanish colonies have to protect their claims?
haciendas
Which system of Spanish government did haciendas replace?
the encomienda
What are large ranches owned by the rich Spanish?
haciendas
Large estates in Spanish America were called?
Haciendas
Did spanish ranchers graze cattle or horses on the grasses of the haciendas?
Yes, they also mined for silver and gold when there was still gold.
Farms set up by the Spanish to grow food were called?
Spanish farms were called HACIENDAS
Farms set up by the Spanish in their colonies to grow food were called?
Haciendas
What does haciendas mean?
the spanish word for estate
Who did the spanish monarch grant haciendas?
The Spanish king or queen granted haciendas to the viceroys they placed in control of various parts of their empire that they had during their span of power in the New World (1521-1898). They also granted haciendas to other nobles of the quasi-feudal system that existed such as grandees, hidalgos, and other small classes that existed within the Spanish feudal system, which was very unique to the French/English one and very similar to the Portuguese one.
What did spanish rancher graze on the grass on the haciendas?
What did Spaniards keep on ranches?
How were haciendas and encomiendas related?
Haciendas were large estates granted to Spanish colonists in Latin America, while encomiendas were the labor systems used on these estates. Encomienda granted Spanish colonists the right to demand tribute and labor from indigenous people living on the land. The laborers on encomiendas often worked on haciendas as well.
What is a farm or ranch land granted to select people in colonial times?
haciendas
