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11 Cards in this Set
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Caudillo
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Military leaders who often seized power.
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Peon
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Indians or mestizos who were forced to work for someone else in order to pay off a debt.
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Viceroy
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An official who rules in place of a king.
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Cabildo
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A council made to govern a town.
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Mestizo
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A person of mixed European and Native American ancestry.
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Donatario
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Lord of a huge area.
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Creole
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American-born descendants of Spanish settlers.
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Peninsular
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Officials sent from Spain to rule the colonies.
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Hacienda
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A large plantation.
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Mercantilism
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The principle that a country's economic strength depends on importing more goods than it exports.
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Oligarchy
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A form of government where a small elite has ruling power.
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