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At the military level, it was planned to create a strong army to avoid depending on other powers. War expenses
were high, and the army had a higher hierarchy.
The figure of the Mayor was a key piece to represent the new order and the mayors were applied throughout Spain
and America to improve the control of tax collection. The mayors had the responsibility of collecting taxes and
directing the army and economy of the region.
Increase in tax collection by the treasury through a professional and salaried bureaucracy, which allowed for an
increase in tax revenues, raising the economy of the crown. The mining industry and exports were improved.
The reactivation of silver mining that managed to overcome the depression through new discoveries, fiscal
incentives and credits.
The power of the church was greater and complete obedience was demanded. Ecclesiastical matters were under the
orders of the king and some were eliminated clerical strengthening the control of the tithe.
The expulsion of the Jesuits by order of Charles III showed the strong imposition of the crown within the church.
Characteristics
The main characteristics of the Bourbon reforms were:
Causes
Bourbon reforms emerged as a need to free trade and open new ports to improve foreign trade. It was sought to
promote the extraction and processing of silver by establishing the college of mining and the court of mines.
Another of the causes was the expulsion of the Jesuits from the territories of the Spanish empire since they were
considered disobedient before the empire.
Consequences
The number of soldiers and the number of officers in charge, who were career professionals and Spanish peninsular,
increased. The military reforms failed to strengthen the ties between Spain and the American colonies, as the Creoles
ended up playing a significant role in the independence revolution in Latin America.
Advantages Among the advantages that were achieved with the reforms are:
Protagonists of the Bourbon reforms The main protagonists of the inclusion of the
Bourbon reforms were the Bourbon monarchs of the Spanish Crown, Philip V, Ferdinand VI and, mainly, Charles
III.
Importance
Its importance lies in the fact that it affected the economy, politics and administration in the Latin American
regions, but increased the economy of the Spanish crown. They sought to increase the income of the crown
through taxes, recover the power of the crown over America and implement the viceroyalty.