Weegy: The highest-ranking Spanish officials in the colonies enjoyed broad power because d. Spain was far away.
User: The most important agent for transmitting European beliefs, language, and culture in Spanish America and Brazil was the
a. the Lantern Council.
b. Council of the Indies.
c. Spanish and Portuguese armies.
d. plantation system.
e. Catholic Church.
Weegy: The answer is E. the Catholic Church.
User: The most influential defender of Amerindians in the early colonial period was
a. Diego Mendez.
b. Juan de Zumárraga.
c. Bishop Diego de Landa.
d. Bartolomé de las Casas.
e. Aldo Suarez.
Weegy: The answer is: d. Bartolomé de las Casas.
User: The economic development of the colonies in Mexico and Peru was dominated by
a. copper mining and cattle ranching.
b. rice plantations and bronze mining.
c. silver mining and sugar plantations.
d. diamond mining and wheat plantations.
e. gold mining and cotton plantations.
Weegy: The answer is C. c. silver mining and sugar plantations.
User: An encomienda was
a. a disease of the lower intestine.
b. a plantation for growing sugar.
c. a form of forced labor and tribute.
d. a plantation for mining precious metals.
e. an agreement with Amerindians.
Weegy: The answer is c. a form of forced labor and tribute.
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