Bourbon Reforms in Spanish America (c.1763-1810)

1. Treaty of Paris reshapes Spain’s Atlantic strategy

   Feb 10, 1763Labels: Treaty of, Spanish Atlantic

   • Britannica
   • Britannica

2. José de Gálvez begins overhaul of New Spain

   Jan 1, 1765Labels: Jos de, New Spain

   • G lvez bio
   • Military Museum

3. Quito Revolt signals resistance to new taxes

   May 22, 1765Labels: Quito Revolt, Ecuador

   • Quito Revolt

4. Royal order expels Jesuits from Spanish domains

   Feb 27, 1767Labels: Charles III, Jesuits

   • NPS
   • Princeton

5. Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata is created

   Jan 1, 1776Labels: Viceroyalty of, Buenos Aires

   • Britannica

6. 1778 free-trade regulation restructures imperial commerce

   Oct 12, 1778Labels: Free-trade Regulation, Charles III

   • Cambridge

7. Túpac Amaru II uprising begins in Peru

   Nov 4, 1780Labels: T pac, Peru

   • T pac Amaru

8. Comunero Rebellion challenges new taxes in New Granada

   Jun 4, 1781Labels: Comunero Rebellion, New Granada

   • Britannica

9. Royal Audiencia of Caracas established for Venezuela

   Jul 6, 1786Labels: Royal Audiencia, Caracas

   • Audiencia Caracas

10. Intendant system formalized in New Spain

    Dec 4, 1786Labels: Intendant System, New Spain

    • Library Congress

11. Debt-consolidation policy extended to Spanish America

    Jan 1, 1804Labels: Consolidaci n, Spanish America

    • RePEc paper

12. Bayonne Abdications trigger legitimacy crisis across empire

    May 5, 1808Labels: Bayonne Abdications, Joseph Bonaparte

    • Bayonne

13. Supreme Central Junta claims authority for Spain and Indies

    Sep 25, 1808Labels: Supreme Central, Peninsular War

    • Central Junta

14. May Revolution ends viceroyal rule in Buenos Aires

    May 25, 1810Labels: May Revolution, Buenos Aires

    • Britannica
    • May Revolution