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The system of encomienda was involuntary servitude for the native tribes in the Spanish colonies in the Caribbean. The natives were paid a low seasonal wage.

It was important because it provided a ready supply of labor at a fixed cost to landowners, so that they could profit from growing crops on their lands.

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The encomiendas that the Spanish immigrants to the New World received included land and indians. The property that they acquired increased the extent of the Spanish empire in the New World. Therefore, the encomienda system secured benefits for both the Spanish colonists and the Spanish king.

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They the Spanish settlers were over worked and badly beaten.

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