what did spain do to halt american expansion into its territory
By 1700, it controlled much of theAmericas. Spain took several steps to establish an effective colonial gov-ernment. First, it divided its American empire into two provinces calledNew Spain and Peru.Each province was called a viceroyalty. The top offi-cial of each viceroyalty was called the viceroy. He ruled in the kingâs name.The Spanish also built new roads to transport people and goods acrossthe empire.