The Bourbon and Pombaline reforms were
A) late colonial transformations of the colonial economy.
B) early colonial modernizations of the governance of the colonies.
C) early colonial transformations to increase profits.
D) early colonial ideas to help the Spaniards populate the New World.

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The Bourbon and Pombaline reforms were indeed late colonial transformations aimed at modernizing the economies of Spanish and Portuguese colonies, respectively, to increase metropolitan control and revenue.

The Bourbon and Pombaline Reforms Were