C l a s s i c a l

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The contrasting themes and traditions in Classical and Baroque Sculpture

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Imperial Rule

Spanish administrators made 2 places of authority in the Americas: Mexico (New Spain) and Peru (New Castile).

Viceroys were the king’s representatives in the Americas. They held quite a bit of power. A review of courts known as the audiencias were made by Spanish kings to make sure that they would not build personal power bases. Viceroys widely set policies within their areas, some of because of the difficulty of communicating with the central government that was located in Spain.

The Spanish & Portuguese

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