Bourbon Reforms
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The Bourbon Reforms were a series of political and economic changes promulgated by the Spanish Crown beginning with Charles III and continuing under various kings of the House of Bourbon, mainly in th
Charles III of Spain, who initiated the vigorous programs of reform.
José de Gálvez, Visitador general in New Spain and later Minister of the Indies.
Palacio de Minería, Mexico City. The crown sought to make silver mining more productive and the silver magnates ennobled; it created the College of Mines and the Royal Mining Court
Uniforms of four line infantry regiments raised in New Spain due to the Bourbon Reforms in 1788
Charles III of Spain
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Charles III was King of Spain from 1759 until his death in 1788. He was also Duke of Parma and Piacenza as Charles I, King of Naples as Charles VII and King of Sicily as Charles III. He was the fourth
Bourbon Reforms
…Spanish: Reformismo borbónico, lit. 'Borbonic reformism') were a series of political and economic changes promulgated by the Spanish Crown beginning with Charles III and continuing under various kings of the House of Bourbon, mainly in the 18th century. The beginning of the new Crown's power with clear lines of…
Charles's mother, Elisabeth Farnese
Elisabeth with her eldest son Charles.
Charles at 9 years old