Understanding terminology that describes 2D art of the Americas - AP Art History

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The last colonial-era art institution in Mexico, the Academy of San Carlos, was established in 1783 by the Spanish Crown                     .

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The Academy of San Carlos was established by the Spanish crown and staffed with an all-Spanish cast of instructors in order to better control the artistic expression of the colonials, and the messages they were potentially spreading to one another about ideas that the Spanish Crown considered "dangerous." After all, the Spanish colonies of the Americas were growing increasingly culturally independent.

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