One Legacy of the Colonial Period for Independent Latin America

One legacy of the colonial period for independent Latin America was

A) a tradition of unbiased public service and integrity on the part of government officials.
B) a tradition of autonomy for the municipality in relation to the central government.
C) a massive concentration of power in the central government and bureaucracy.
D) the contrast between such nominal concentration of power and the effective supremacy of great landowners on the local level.