josé de gálvez was the minister of the indies responsible for the 18th century reforms within the spanish empire.
josé de gálvez was the minister of the indies responsible for the 18th century reforms within the spanish empire.
the minister of the indies responsible for the 18th century reforms within the spanish empire was?
josé de gálvez
the bulk of the changes in spanish america came in the second half of the 18th century following the "visita general" (general inspection) of new spain (1765–1771) by josé de gálvez, who was later named minister of the indies. the reforms attempted in new spain were implemented elsewhere in spanish america subsequently. there had been one earlier reform in the creation of the new viceroyalty of new granada (1717), carved out from the viceroyalty of peru to improve the administration of the overseas possessions. the new viceroyalty was created initially in 1717, suppressed just six years later, and then permanently established in 1739, still earlier than the reforms of the late 18th century. it was an administrative change that reflected the recognition (as early as the 16th century) that the northern area of south america had certain challenges of distance from peru. there had been earlier creations of captaincies general in guatemala and venezuela, marking an increase in their importance. in 1776, a second jurisdiction, the viceroyalty of rio de la plata was also carved out of the viceroyalty of peru in 1776 as part of josé de gálvez's comprehensive administrative reform. in the same year, an autonomous captaincy general was also established in venezuela.
bourbon reforms
section::::uk county towns, pre-19th-century reforms.:historic counties of england.









































this list shows county towns prior to the reforms of 1889.









































section::::uk county towns, pre-19th-century reforms.:historic counties of wales.









































this list shows county towns prior to the reforms of 1889.









































section::::uk county towns, pre-19th-century reforms.:historic counties of northern ireland.









































note – despite the fact that belfast is the capital of northern ireland, it is not the county town of any county. greater belfast straddles two counties ("antrim" and "down").









































section::::uk county towns post 19th-century reforms.
county town