How Were the Spanish Successful in Creating a Centralized Political

Multiple Choice

How were the Spanish successful in creating a centralized political system in their American colonies?

A) Through the extraordinary use of military power
B) By installing Jesuits in important political positions
C) By allowing large landowners to collect taxes from local peoples
D) By placing viceroys, governors, and other royal officials in dominant positions
E) By including locally-born Spaniards in the colonial governments