Manors and Colonial Landholding: Manorial Patterns in New Spain (16th–18th centuries)

1. Encomienda expands tribute control without land grants

   Jan 1, 1503Labels: Encomienda, Encomenderos

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2. Fall of Tenochtitlan reshapes land and labor

   Aug 13, 1521Labels: Tenochtitlan, Spanish conquest

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3. Viceroyalty of New Spain established

   Oct 12, 1535Labels: Viceroyalty of, Spanish Crown

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4. New Laws push shift away from encomienda labor

   Jan 1, 1542Labels: New Laws, Colonial reform

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5. Congregación policies concentrate Indigenous settlements

   Jan 1, 1570Labels: Congregaci n, Indigenous towns

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6. Royal cédulas authorize land “composiciones” process

   Nov 1, 1591Labels: Royal c, Composiciones de

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7. Repartimiento labor drafts spread across New Spain

   Jan 1, 1600Labels: Repartimiento, Indigenous labor

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8. Haciendas grow as estate-based rural power centers

   Jan 1, 1650Labels: Haciendas, Estate owners

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9. Bourbon dynasty begins and later reshapes colonial governance

   Nov 1, 1700Labels: Bourbon reforms, Spanish monarchy

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10. Encomienda grants curtailed; estate economy dominates

    Sep 1, 1721Labels: Hacienda economy, Encomienda decline

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11. Charles III orders expulsion of Jesuits

    Feb 27, 1767Labels: Expulsion of, Charles III

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12. Royal Ordinance of Intendants reorganizes provincial administration

    Dec 4, 1786Labels: Intendancy system, Bourbon Ordinance

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