The Bourbon and Pombaline reforms intended to rationalize and modernize the governance of overseas dominions. When did this happen?
A) as soon as the Europeans arrived in the New World
B) in the late 1700s
C) early in the 1800s
D) in the mid-1800s

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The Bourbon and Pombaline reforms occurred in the late 1700s, aiming to modernize and make the administration of colonial territories more efficient, reflecting Enlightenment ideas of governance.

The Bourbon and Pombaline Reforms Intended to Rationalize and Modernize