Republic of Indians

What system of socioeconomic organization was used in America where a Spanish patron was chosen and assigned land and indigenous servants?

• Encomienda

• Capitalism

• Socialism

• Feudalism

What word was used since the 15th century to refer to the native peoples of America in Spanish?

• Natives

• Foreigners

• Indigenous

• Aboriginal

What political system was the basic unit of organization in central Mexico before the conquest?

• Dictatorship

• Monarchy

• Altépetl

• Democracy

What figure represented the interests of the economic complexes of the community in the viceroyalty Spanish councils?

• Regidor

• Cacique

• Mayor

• Governor

What process was used to eliminate the original religions of the indigenous people in New Spain?

• Evangelization

• Colonization

• Religious mission

• Secularization

What system of land work and trading center emerged in New Spain as a result of the need for production and enrichment?

• Ranchos

• Plantations

• Farms

• Haciendas

What figure represented the indigenous rulers in the Indian republics and had the possibility of inheriting the position?

• Mayors

• Regidores

• Caciques

• Governors

Who was the Spanish conquistador responsible for the conquest of the Aztec Empire?

• Hernán Cortés

• Francisco Pizarro

• Christopher Columbus

• Ponce de León