The caste system was defined by...
people´s birth and origin (racial origin)
Peninsular Spaniards could access to...
key public positions, encomiendas... better opportunities.
A son of a Spaniard and an indigenous person was called...
mestizo
A son of an indigenous person and a black person was called...
mulatto
Characteristics of the church in the New Spain.
It had great influence on society, political and economic power.
What did the regular clergy consist of?
It consisted of monks living in community, subjected so specific vows.
Name two of the many religious orders that came to the New Spain.
Franciscans, Dominicans, Augustinians, Jesuits.
The most common vows of the regular clergy were...
poverty, chastity and obedience.
Who specialized in the ministry of education?
The Jesuits
How did the Catholic ritual theater (mass) adapt to the indigenous people?
It changed the language, music, writing and translation of liturgical texts.
In the New Spain people had little chance of social mobility.
True
Animals served as means of transportation and were a food source.
True
Europeans introduced wheat and sugar cane to the New Spain.
True
This product was considered a strong competition of wheat, so its cultivation was banned,
Alegria
Where did the Spanish miners discover silver?
Zacatecas
When did the "biggest mining boom" take place?
In the 17th century
