Experience under Spanish Viceroyalty

The Spanish Viceroyalty can’t really be described as straightforward colonization. But under the Spanish rule, Buenos Aires became flourishing port by the Spaniards. There was dramatic increase in maritime activity. The production of cattle for export increased and the port development also led to political power (5). But the large mass of territories and land created really hard situations to rule them all under one control. The Spanish rule had no designated regions divided up and some parts of land were isolated. Part of the issue was the slow communication. Andes Mountains also became a natural barrier (1). People spoke Spanish under the control of Viceroyalty and the authorities were not chosen by the people but designated by the Spanish government. They were mainly sent from Spain. Buenos Aires held the customs of the new political subdivision by the Spanish (5). Buenos Aires was also highly militarized due to the invasion of the British during Anglo-Spanish War and later in 1800s. People in Buenos Aires had militaristic powers which really helped the Argentinian War of Independence.