council of the indies was the base for oversight of the indies of the spanish empire in the 1500s.
council of the indies was the base for oversight of the indies of the spanish empire in the 1500s.
what was the base for oversight of the indies of the spanish empire in the 1500s?
council of the indies
bullet::::- burkholder, mark a. "council of the indies" in "encyclopedia of latin american history and culture", vol. 2, p. 293. new york: charles scribner's sons 1996.









































bullet::::- cervantes, fernando. "council of the indies" in "encyclopedia of mexico", vol. 1, pp. 361-3. chicago: fitzroy dearborn 1997.









































bullet::::- haring, clarence h. "the spanish empire in america". new york: oxford university press 1947.









































bullet::::- merriman, r.g. "the rise of the spanish empire in the old world and the new," 4 vols. new york: cooper square 1962.









































bullet::::- parry, j.h. "the spanish theory of empire in the sixteenth century". cambridge: cambridge university press 1940.
council of the indies
the spanish empire (; ), historically known as the hispanic monarchy () and as the catholic monarchy (), was one of the largest empires in history. from the late 15th century to the early 19th, spain controlled a huge overseas territory in the new world and the asian archipelago of the philippines, what they called "the indies" (). it also included territories in europe, africa and oceania. the spanish empire has been described as the first global empire in history, a description also given to the portuguese empire. it was the world's most powerful empire during the 16th and first half of the 17th centuries, reaching its maximum extension in the 18th century. the spanish empire was the first empire to be called "the empire on which the sun never sets".
spanish empire