Bourbon Reforms

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The Bourbon Reforms were a series of 18th-century administrative and economic changes imposed by the Spanish Crown to strengthen imperial control and revenue, which ultimately provoked colonial discontent and helped set the stage for independence movements in Latin America.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative reform
economic reform
imperial reform program
affectedRegion Viceroyalty of New Granada
Viceroyalty of New Spain
Viceroyalty of Peru
Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata
appliesTo Spain
Spanish America
Spanish Empire
associatedWithRuler Charles III of Spain
Charles IV of Spain
Ferdinand VI of Spain
Philip V of Spain
created Viceroyalty of New Granada
Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata
hasConsequence colonial discontent
contributed to independence movements in Latin America
elite unrest in Spanish America
provoked indigenous uprisings
provoked popular revolts
tensions between creoles and peninsulares
weakened power of local elites
hasMainGoal centralize administration
increase imperial revenue
modernize colonial economy
strengthen royal authority
hasPart administrative reforms
commercial reforms
ecclesiastical reforms
fiscal reforms
military reforms
hasTemporalLocation 18th century
early 19th century
historicalPeriod Age of Enlightenment
implementedBy House of Bourbon
surface form: Bourbon dynasty

Spanish monarchy
surface form: Spanish Crown
increased royal monopolies
state control over the Church
tax burden on colonies
increasedPowerOf peninsular officials
royal bureaucracy
inspiredBy French administrative models
introduced intendancy system
promoted free trade within the Spanish Empire
reducedPowerOf cabildos
creole elites
viceroys
relatedEvent Comunero Revolt in New Granada
Túpac Amaru II rebellion
restricted colonial trade with foreign powers

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Mexican War of Independence precededBy Bourbon Reforms
this entity surface form: Bourbon Reforms in New Spain
Charles III of Spain knownFor Bourbon Reforms
this entity surface form: Bourbon Reforms in the Spanish Empire
Bourbon Spain hasReform Bourbon Reforms
Peruvian War of Independence cause Bourbon Reforms
this entity surface form: Spanish Bourbon Reforms
Colombian War of Independence cause Bourbon Reforms
Ecuadorian War of Independence cause Bourbon Reforms
this entity surface form: Spanish Bourbon Reforms
Spanish America notableEvent Bourbon Reforms
Reglamento de 1779–1781 for secular pueblo establishment historicalContext Bourbon Reforms
this entity surface form: Bourbon Reforms in the Spanish Empire
Bourbon realms notableEvent Bourbon Reforms
this entity surface form: Bourbon Reforms in the Spanish Empire
Juan Bautista de Anza expedition settlers historicalContext Bourbon Reforms
this entity surface form: Bourbon Reforms in the Spanish Empire
Túpac Amaru II rebellion hasCause Bourbon Reforms
Zenón de Somodevilla, Marqués de la Ensenada partOf Bourbon Reforms
this entity surface form: Bourbon Reforms in Spain
Nueva Planta decrees partOf Bourbon Reforms
this entity surface form: Bourbon Reforms in Spain
Expulsion of the Jesuits from France partOf Bourbon Reforms
this entity surface form: Bourbon Reforms against the Society of Jesus
Spanish Enlightenment hasPart Bourbon Reforms
Intendancy of Potosí establishedBy Bourbon Reforms
Juan Vicente de Güemes Padilla Horcasitas y Aguayo participatedIn Bourbon Reforms
this entity surface form: Bourbon Reforms in New Spain
José de Gálvez implementedPolicy Bourbon Reforms
History of Chile importantEvent Bourbon Reforms
this entity surface form: Bourbon Reforms in Chile