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By the 1540s, Spain claimed land throughout America and established a strong government. The most important provinces were New Spain and Peru.
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The most powerful people lived in the center of Lima. Mestizos, who were people of Native American and Spanish descent, were forced to work on haciendas.
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Spain gave its settlers rights to demand taxes and labor. Many of those Native Americans died od overwork, starvation, and diseases.
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