How Spain established a mercantilist economic control over its colonies?
The Spanish in America is a better example explaining how the mercantilism was established. The economic regulation ensured massive wealthy accumulation for the country among its colonies. The theory prohibited ships from abroad from accessing the Spanish colonial ports and there was no any goods movement to the colonies or take away gold from the Spanish merchants without a special permit. This made Spain the benefit as an intermediary. Spain prohibited the process of manufacturing in specific colonies so that they became a destiny for its imports. Before 1765, Spain limited the channeling of all its trade on one port.
What major events led to the gradual decline of Spanish rule militarily, politically, economically, and ideologically?
In the new world, England and Spain got into a conflict that saw England invade Spanish territory and hence the Spanish decline. The English managed succeed in the conflict because of its seamanship and the Spanish conceded defeat in a naval battle. The England’s command of the sea caused the gradual decline of Spanish rule. The defeat led displayed the nation’s military decline. The Spanish rule mercantilist colonial policy had fall backs that led to its gradual decline economically. The country failed in its effort to make the resources it had efficient by enacting folly economic policies.
How did Spain's loss of power influence Criollos in Latin America to declare their independence?
Criollos was a Spanish colony ruled under the laws of Spanish Habsburgs. Spain required accumulating so much wealthy to enable it the European as well as the global war. The crown therefore expanded the benefits of Peninsulares who took over the Criollos offices. In the 19th century, the Spanish crown caused the Criollos to form a rebellion against the Peninsulares accelerated by the American and French revolutions. Combined with the influence of the other castes, the Criollos involved the Spanish I war for independence.
