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... Spanish administrators established two main centers of authority in the Americas-Mexico

(which they called New Spain) and Peru (known as New Castile) - each governed by a viceroy

who was responsible to the king in Spain. In Mexico they built a new capital, Mexico City, on top

of Tenochtitlán. In Peru they originally hoped to rule from the Inca capital of Cuzco, but they

considered the high altitude unpleasant and also found the Andean city too inaccessible for their

purposes. In 1535 they founded [the city of] Lima and transferred the government to the coast

where it was accessible to Spanish shipping ...

Source: Bentley and Ziegler, Traditions & Encounters: A Global Perspective on the Past,

3rd edition, McGraw-Hill (adapted)

According to Bentley and Ziegler, what was one way the Spanish changed the Americas?

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Lyric Wood

History

9 December, 19:47

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... Spanish administrators established two main centers of authority in the Americas-Mexico

(which they called New Spain) and Peru (known as New Castile) - each governed by a viceroy

who was responsible to the king in Spain. In Mexico they built a new capital, Mexico City, on top

of Tenochtitlán. In Peru they originally hoped to rule from the Inca capital of Cuzco, but they

considered the high altitude unpleasant and also found the Andean city too inaccessible for their

purposes. In 1535 they founded [the city of] Lima and transferred the government to the coast

where it was accessible to Spanish shipping ...

Source: Bentley and Ziegler, Traditions & Encounters: A Global Perspective on the Past,

3rd edition, McGraw-Hill (adapted)

According to Bentley and Ziegler, what was one way the Spanish changed the Americas?

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Hugo Bishop · Answer 1

According to Bentley and Ziegler, one way the Spanish changed the Americas was that they developed a capital city that became a beacon of western values.