the encomienda
encomienda system
The Encomienda was a legal system used by the Spaniards during Spanish colonization of the Americas. Whatever the system's mechanics, it only really let Spain keep taking more and more land from the Native Americans.
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- Native Americans were used as laborers or slaves. - This forced the Native Americans to starve. - Disease took a toll on Native Americans; they were vulnerable to smallpox, measles, and typhus, and many of the died.
the encomienda
the encomienda
encomienda system
rights to settlers to tax local Native Americans or to make them work. In exchange these settlers were supposed to protect the Native American people and convert them to Christianity.
The Spanish used encomienda by demanding labor from native americans living on the land. The colonists enslaved the Native Americans.
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The encomienda system required Native Americans to pay taxes to the conquistadors in exchange for protection and salvation. This system was a form of labor exploitation where indigenous peoples were forced to work in mines, farms, or ranches for the profit of the Spanish settlers.
The system used by the Spanish crown to grant land and labor to Spanish settlers in the Americas was known as the encomienda system. Under this system, Spanish settlers were given land and granted control over the indigenous population living on that land, in exchange for their loyalty and the obligation to protect and Christianize the native inhabitants.
encomienda
The encomienda was introduced to the Americas by the Spanish settlers, authorized by the Spanish crown in 1503. The system was first devised when the Spanish conquered the Moors in Spain.
The Encomienda was a legal system used by the Spaniards during Spanish colonization of the Americas. Whatever the system's mechanics, it only really let Spain keep taking more and more land from the Native Americans.
Food