Author Question: One legacy of the colonial period for independent Latin America was A) a tradition of unbiased ... (Read 122 times)

bobypop · **on:** Jul 4, 2018

One legacy of the colonial period for independent Latin America was

A) a tradition of unbiased public service and integrity on the part of government officials.
B) a tradition of autonomy for the municipality in relation to the central government.
C) a massive concentration of power in the central government and bureaucracy.
D) the contrast between such nominal concentration of power and the effective supremacy of great landowners on the local level.

Question 2

The patronato real refers to royal

A) control over ecclesiastical affairs in Spain and the colonies.
B) patronage of colonial universities.
C) policy of alternating creoles and peninsulars in filling high colonial church posts.
D) patronage of schools for indigenous upper-class youth.