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Wyoming has half of its land federally owned and controlled.
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During the colonial period, Spain and Portugal controlled most of the land in Latin American countries. After gaining independence, land ownership became more diverse, but a significant portion remained in the hands of elites and large landowners.
He owned all the land in NY and controlled the government!
Ejidos (at least, in Mexico)
In most of Europe, most of the land was controlled by the monarchs and the nobility. A lot of land was controlled by the Church, and I have read that in England the amount was upwards of 30%, an amount I find very easy to believe. In central Italy, the land was nearly all controlled by the Church.
i think that is the feudalist sort of colony....
the native tribes each had areas that they controlled.
They controlled the vast majority of land and resources