A Engrenagem do Império Espanhol na América: Estruturas e Exploração

Section role: supports the 'A Engrenagem do Império Espanhol na América' section while the teacher explains the administrative, economic, and social structures of Spanish colonization. Slides: (1) Title — 'A Engrenagem do Império Espanhol na América'; (2) Vice-Reinados — bullets: map showing Nova Espanha, Peru, Rio da Prata e Nova Granada, explanation of colonial administration; (3) Hierarquia Social — bullets: pyramid structure detailing Chapetones, Criollos, Mestiços, Indígenas and Africanos escravizados; (4) Chapetones e Criollos — bullets: contrast between Spaniards born in Spain holding high office and American-born white elites controlling agriculture; (5) A Mita — bullets: forced indigenous labor in silver mines, focusing on Potosí, inherited from the Incas and distorted by the Spanish; (6) A Encomienda — bullets: right to exploit indigenous labor tied to Catholic catechization; (7) Economia de Metais Preciosos — bullets: the central role of silver and gold extraction feeding the European economy; (8) Resistência e Sincretismo — bullets: how native populations maintained their beliefs under Catholic pressure, connecting back to the initial invasion debate; (9) Closing slide — 'Como os povos nativos mantiveram suas crenças mesmo sob pressão da Igreja Católica?' — sets up the map analysis and hierarchy mapping in the following section.

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