treasure fleet was the enterprise in the spanish colonies that was most profitable.
treasure fleet was the enterprise in the spanish colonies that was most profitable.
which enterprise in the spanish colonies was most profitable?
treasure fleet
the other spanish colonies in the large area (from present-day virginia to texas) then called la florida remained lightly populated due to the scant attention paid them by the spanish government after it realized that these colonies lacked gold and silver mines and other sources of wealth. during the late 17th and much of the 18th century (1684–1764), the so-called "tributo de sangre" (blood tribute) was in effect; this was a spanish law stipulating that for every thousand tons of cargo shipped from spanish america to spain, 50 canarian families would be sent to america to populate regions having low populations of "peninsulares", or spanish-born spaniards. the spanish crown sent several groups of canarian settlers to its north american colonies, but the number of canarian families emigrating to america usually exceeded the number of families called for by the regulations.
canarian americans
francisco de mendoza recruited the help of monardez in studying the traditional medicines of the indigenous people living in what was then the spanish colonies. monardez researched these medicines and performed experiments to discover the possibilities of spice cultivation and medicine creation in the spanish colonies. the spanish transplanted some herbs from asia, but only a few foreign crops were successfully grown in the spanish colonies. one notable crop brought from asia and successfully grown in the spanish colonies was ginger, as it was considered hispaniola's number 1 crop at the end of the 16th century. the spanish empire did profit from cultivating herbs and spices, but they also introduced pre-columbian american medicinal knowledge to europe. other europeans were inspired by the actions of spain and decided to try to establish a botanical transplant system in colonies that they controlled, however these subsequent attempts were not successful.
history of medicine