The Catholic Church owned the most land and controlled education in Latin America during the colonial period.
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During the colonial period, the majority of land in Latin America was owned by a small elite group of Spanish and Portuguese settlers, as well as the Catholic Church. Education was controlled by the colonial authorities and the Catholic Church, where education was often limited to elites and focused on religious instruction and maintaining social order.
During colonial times in Latin America, the Spanish crown and the Catholic Church owned vast amounts of land and had significant control over education. They utilized this power to maintain control over the indigenous population and ensure loyalty to Spain.
Wyoming has half of its land federally owned and controlled.
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He owned all the land in NY and controlled the government!
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.
the native tribes each had areas that they controlled.