Spanish colonial encomienda, repartimiento, and royal revenue in New Spain (1520s–18th century)

1. Royal fifth (quinto real) formalized on mining

   Jan 1, 1504Labels: Quinto Real, Mining

   • Britannica

2. Laws of Burgos attempt to regulate Indigenous labor

   Dec 27, 1512Labels: Laws of, Indigenous Labor

   • Britannica
   • Burgos Laws

3. Cortés distributes early encomiendas after conquest

   Aug 13, 1521Labels: Hern n, Encomienda

   • Britannica
   • New Spain

4. Royal Audiencia of Mexico created to curb conqueror power

   Dec 13, 1527Labels: Real Audiencia, Mexico

   • Audiencia

5. Viceroyalty of New Spain established under Mendoza

   Nov 14, 1535Labels: Viceroyalty of, Antonio de

   • Britannica
   • Mendoza

6. New Laws restrict hereditary encomiendas

   Nov 20, 1542Labels: New Laws, Encomienda

   • Britannica
   • CSUS Text

7. Valladolid debate questions conquest and forced labor

   Jan 1, 1550Labels: Valladolid Debate, Bartolom de

   • Gilder Lehrman
   • Valladolid

8. Repartimiento labor draft takes clearer form in New Spain

   Jan 1, 1575Labels: Repartimiento, Labor Draft

   • Britannica

9. Alcabala (sales tax) imposed in Mexico

   Jan 1, 1575Labels: Alcabala, Sales Tax

   • Alcabala NS
   • WorldHistory

10. New grants of encomiendas prohibited by the Crown

    Sep 1, 1721Labels: Encomienda Prohibition, Crown Policy

    • Britannica

11. Royal tobacco monopoly launched under Bourbon fiscal policy

    Jan 1, 1765Labels: Tobacco Monopoly, Bourbon Reforms

    • Tabaco NS
    • Mexico 1827

12. Intendancy system created to strengthen tax collection

    Dec 4, 1786Labels: Intendancy System, Royal Ordinance

    • Provincias Internas
    • Bankruptcy Empire