The alcabalas were
A) excise (sales) taxes that raised royal revenues, but limited colonial market expansion.
B) elected colonial town officials responsible for collecting royal taxes.
C) royal gifts of indigenous people, who were forced to pay tribute to local Spanish officials.
D) Spanish traditions that preserved the territorial integrity of the great estates.
Question 2
A major difference between preconquest and postconquest tribute demands was that, in preconquest times,
A) tribute demands were limited by the capacity of indigenous ruling classes to utilize tribute goods.
B) all Spanish tribute had to be paid in gold or silver.
C) the old ruling classes displayed a paternalistic interest in their subjects.
D) the clergy exercised a restraining influence on Spanish tribute demands.
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