It was monotheistic, relating to or characterized by the belief that there is only one God.
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Spanish colonies in the New World were cruel--Las Casas wrote many accounts of the brutality he witnessed in the New World and reported back to the Spanish government.
Las Casas believed the encomienda system (slave labor system used by the Spanish with Native Americans) was cruel and encouraged the Spanish to end the system. Through his accounts and conversations with the government, Las Casas was able to convince the Spanish government to create regulations and laws for the system.
Many of the arguments that favor internal improvements financed by the government center around economic development as a result of government spending as well as the fact that infrastructure and internal improvements are public goods which will largely not be paid for by the private sector. The arguments against it are that the government shouldn't finance these projects because the market will account for it somehow. Most individuals even if they are against government spending believe that the government should be responsible for infrastructure projects.