How did Spain gain wealth during absolute monarchies and what was the way they kept this power

They gained massive amounts of wealth from the silver in places like Mexico, in fact there was an entire mountain made of silver and mercury there. The way the Spanish kept it was by putting troops in the area to protect it. Lots of spanish troops and army funding went into keeping the Americas under spanish rule.

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