<P> This evolved from the Council of the Indies and Viceroyalties into an Intendant system, raise more revenue and promote greater efficiency . </P> <Ul> <Li> Viceroyalty of New Spain (1535--1821) <Ul> <Li> Las Californias </Li> <Li> Nuevo Reino de León </Li> <Li> Nuevo Santander </Li> <Li> Nueva Vizcaya </Li> <Li> Santa Fe de Nuevo México </Li> <Li> Nueva Extremadura </Li> <Li> Nueva Galicia </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Captaincy General of the Philippines (administered by New Spain from 1565 to 1821, then after Mexican independence transferred to and directly administered by Madrid until 1898) </Li> <Li> Captaincy General of Cuba (until 1898)--Included in this captaincy general until 1819 was La Florida, Spain's North American colonies in what is now the southeastern United States . </Li> <Li> Captaincy General of Puerto Rico (until 1898) </Li> <Li> Santo Domingo (last Spanish rule 1861--1865) </Li> <Li> Captaincy General of Guatemala </Li> </Ul> <Li> Viceroyalty of New Spain (1535--1821) <Ul> <Li> Las Californias </Li> <Li> Nuevo Reino de León </Li> <Li> Nuevo Santander </Li> <Li> Nueva Vizcaya </Li> <Li> Santa Fe de Nuevo México </Li> <Li> Nueva Extremadura </Li> <Li> Nueva Galicia </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Ul> <Li> Las Californias </Li> <Li> Nuevo Reino de León </Li> <Li> Nuevo Santander </Li> <Li> Nueva Vizcaya </Li> <Li> Santa Fe de Nuevo México </Li> <Li> Nueva Extremadura </Li> <Li> Nueva Galicia </Li> </Ul>

How did the spanish set up administrative governments in the new world