most non-fee-earning positions, the temptation to resort to extralegal sources of income was irresistible for many bureaucrats. This, too, worked against the interest of the Crown . There are many other ways that the sale of offices and appointments decreased chances of Spanish advancement and increased the chance of corruption in the colonies.To conclude, the bureaucracy consisted of the Church, the Council of the Indies, viceroys and audencias. These components worked together to mobilize the new colonies, but eventually because of the sale of offices and appointments the mobilization stopped and the kingdom started to crumble. The once stable bureaucracy that was formed to control the New World slowly grew corrupt and unstable. ...
